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Acorn User Exhibtion ;op T H E 198 7 ACORNJSffi exhibition * PRIZE DRAW * PRODUCT LO&\TOR * SEMINAR PROGRAM * EXHIBITOR INFORMATION SHOW GUIDE The Red Hall Barbican Exhibition Halls Golden Lane, London EC2 23rd July 1987 Trade and Education Day 24th to 26th July 1987 Open to the general public Organised by Redwood Publishing STAND MICRO POWER LTD. STAND No. No. 17 SHOW SPECIALS! ! ! 17 UNBEATABLE OFFERS - GUARANTEED! ! ON:- * ELECTRON COMPUTERS * ELECTRON PLUS 1 (PRINTER/JOYSTICK INTERFACE) * CUMANA ELECTRON DISC DRIVE INTERFACE * ACORNSOFT ELECTRON ROMS (INCLUDING VIEW AND VIEW SHEET) * VOLTMACE 148 TWIN JOYSTICKS (BBC/ELECTRON) _ I I A FULL RANGE OF GAMES AND UTIUTY PLUS • • SOFTWARE FOR ALL BBC AND ELECTRON COMPUTERS TRADE AND EXPORT ENQUIRIES WELCOME. HEAD OFFICE MAIL ORDER MICRO POWER LTD MICRO POWER LTD. MICRO POW~R LTD. NORTH WOOD HSE, 8/BA REGENT ST. STAND NORTH ST. I - CHAPEL ALLERTON LEEDS 17 LEEDS LS7 2M LS7 4PE TEL (0532) 436300 ~ z TEL (0532 687735) T H E 1987 Aa)RNJSER Dear Visitor ex hibiti o n The Acorn User Exhibition has established itself as the biggest event in the BBC micro user's calendar, and this year we've been working harder than ever to make it the best yet, for public and exhibitors. For the first time the exhibition is organised directly by Redwood Publishing, the publishers of Acorn User, and features several innovations. There's a series of seminars covering aspects of computing from wordprocessing through music, to programming. For teachers and the trade we've introduced a specific first day so people get the chance to concentrate on those special interests. Then there's a locator service to help visitors find the products they want among the thousands on offer. All these are new ideas so let us know what you think. If there are others you'd like to see us put into action next year, simply write to me at Acorn User. And just as we've been trying to boost the Exhibition, Acorn has come up trumps with the public launch of the Archimedes, the company's first step into the 32-bit arena, and already hailed as the fastest micro in the world. So whether you're an old hand, or on the look-out for a new micro, we've got the lot. Acorn User magazine is on stand 29, where staff and authors will be on hand for the whole of the four days. Welcome, I'm sure you'll enjoy your visit. Tony Quinn Editor ACORN USER CONTENTS Introduction .............. ..................... .................. 3 New Products .............................. .............. ... 5,6 Stand Listings .............................................. 8-42 Seminar Programme .................... 24,25,28,29 List of Exhibitors ................................... ........ 26 Floorplan .................... ........ ............................. 27 Advertiser's Index ......................................... 42 Page 3 The Genie System only £69.00 + (£79.35 inc. VAT.) dress Diary - Calculator - Calendar - Phone Book - Notepad Instantly - at any time - Magic??? No, Just call GENIE! Now mouse and Solidisk RTC compatible P.M.S. MULTI FONT NTQ £29.95 STANDARD TWO ROM SET - SAVE £5.00 ..:c:illf.lk NTQ·IN 32K ROM £28.00 ~ FOR THE MASTER 12'8 + COMPACT FONT UBRARY DISKS I, II, Ill or 1111 £7.50 NOW 60 FONTS AVAilABLE each 15 FONTS ON EACH DISK AT HALF PRICE B2P-6502 2ND PROCESSOR £89.00 WITH FREE HI-BASIC + HI WORDWISE. SAVE £21.00 E2P-6502 ELECTRON 2ND PROCESSOR £79.00 WITH FREE HI-BASIC - SAVE £15.00 ELECTRON HI WORDWISE (requires E2P) £34.95 SAVE £5.00 Page 4 NEW PRODUCTS Many companies will be using the and sound. There are now 21 screen Exhibition to launch new modes ranging from the original products and demonstrate recent eight, to models that can display 256 ones. On these pages you'll find different colours with a resolution of some of the items you'll get a 640 by 256 pixels (equivalent of chance to see at the Show. mode 0). There are also 132 column screens for terminal emulation. There The Acorn User Show will be the is full software support for circles, first public showing of the new Acorn flood fill, ellipses and sprites. micros, the Archimedes - claimed All sound 1$ created digitally, which to be the fastest in the world They enables the Arc to reproduce any are based on a totally new type of sound from a harpsichord to a ntilk central processor chip which runs bottle. There are 8 stereo yoices, each typically ten to twenty times faster of which can be at one of 7 stereo than the original BBC. positions. The Archimedes comes in four Basic V is standard BBC Basic, but versions, the A305, A310, A410 and with numerous extensions to handle A440. The 300 series are being the Arc's advanced features. The Basic badged as BBC Micros and contain has also been extended to include 0.5Mb and 1Mb of RAM respectively. instructions such as CASE. Multi-line The 400 Series will be sold as Acorn IFs and WHILE .. ENDWHILE. Also a machines and will have 1Mb or 4Mb full ruse assembler is available with of RAM. the standard open square bracket. All of the machines come complete However, because of the speed of with a BOOK, 3.5 inch disc drive and Basic, most people won't need to an optional monochrome or colour write in machine code! monitor, the 400 series also has a Anyway, for hands-on experience of built in hard disc interfuce and the the Archimedes, rush round to the A440 will come with a 20Mb hard Acorn stand now! disc. All machines come with 0.5Mb of AB Designs: CAD and graphics with ROM. This contains the operating Microbrush, using a standard BBC or system (called Arthur), BBC Basic V Master. Works in either mode 0 or and a new version of ADFS. Most mode 1, but can scroll over a page original BBC Basic programs will run much larger than the screen. under Basic V, but if not, you can always try running thet;n under the Acorn: The universal second 6502 emulator supplied. processor adapter, that lets you plug Most machine code programs will the Master's Thrbo and 512 boards run under the emulator, but into your BBC B. And of course the unfortunately it is unlikely that any new ruse based machine, the games will work. However, if you've Archimedes. seen Lander by one of the authors of Elite, you'd never want to run any Advanced Memory Systems: AMX original BBC games! Super Art, Max, Design, Zicon and The most obvious improvements Pagemaker and the new mark 3 over the BBC are with the graphics mouse (as seen on the Archimedes). Page J NEW PRODUCTS Amcom: the latest software for its at the Show for £66 and get a free E-Net local area network. modem and software. Beebug: A utility ROM for the Master Minerva: The range of System Delta featuring ADFS formatter, control database utilities for the BBC and Arc panels and a RAM disc. including the latest products that import data from the View and Inter Cadsoft: Top of the range Master­ series and display data graphically. based computer aided design and graphics system including a high Overbase: The prize-winning '1bingi' resolution graphics boarO, SUitable for copy hOlder pfus some new products television broadcast use. including an IEEE interface, a mouseboard and printer stand. QE Microcomputers: A new range of fonts for the Fontaid and Multifont Permanent Memory Systems: NLQ programs. Genie gives diary, calendar and notepad facilities at any time. Also a Computer Concepts: Spell Master Master version of the Near Text revision on one 128k ROM, the whole Quality ROM, plus cheap second Inter series of ROMS, including the processors. long-awaited database, and a book on ARM assembly language programming; Pineapple: New version of the CAD by Peter Cockerill. package Diagram. Marconi will also be on the stand, selling Trackerballs. Electro Music Research: MIDI software for BBC machines including Slogger: A disc system, joystick and the Archimedes. Also a range of music 32k sideways RAM board for the programs using the Arc's built-in Electron. sound capabilities. Superior Software: All its games Fernleaf: Educational software and including Grand Prix Construction logic games for 7-13 year olds. Set, Around the World in 40 Screens, Stryker's Run 2 and Crazee Rider. Hybrid: the new Music 4000 keyboard, which is being sold System: The updated macro separately and as a package with the assembler and monitor ADE + and Music 5000. Hybrid will also be The Music System (version for the showing its new amplifier and MIDI Master Compact now available). interface for the Music 5000. Twillstar Computers: 1\vo low-cost I.ogotron: XOR, XOR for schools, Winchester discs with either 20Mb XOR designer, JJ:ndown Toolbox and and 40Mb and a new low-cost Teco extensions for Printwork. dot matrix printer. Meedmore Distribution: Light pens, U Music: The popular UMI 38 MIDI mice and a new sturdy analogue Interface plus all supporting software. joystick. Vine Micros: A Master version of Micronet: Join Micronet and the Replay, the tape to disc transfer world of telephone communications program. Page 6 A & B Computing AB Designs Stand No: 26 Stand No: 56A Argw Specialist Publications Ltd., 81 Sutton Common Road, No 1 Golden Square, Sutton London W1 R JAB Surrey Tel: 01-437 0626 Tel: 01-644 6643 A & B Computing provides compreh~n­ MICROBRUSH A and MICROBRUSH 8 sive coverage of Acorn's BBC Micro, - for those who require a comprehensive Archimedes, Electron and peripheral professional Rom based graphics systems equipment for either the BBC Borthe BBC Master. The From the broad scope of the Master 51 2 complete system offers you over 40 major in business, through robots and buggies on graphics systems.
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