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For those who regard the Spectrum as a number cruncher, or an intergalactic battlefield, the demo side of the tape will raise eyebrows. A motor cycle, car, electric guitar - just three of the pictures shown. And, within the limitations of the Spectrum, they are in almost perfect proportions.

To guide you through the working side, a 28-page booklet gives all the information you are likely to need. Four banks of user-defined graphics are built into the program, each of 21 characters. Three are suitable for building into graphics for games, and the fourth is the alphabet A to U. Should you need to, any of the characters can be re-defined using the drawing board facility, including reverse, rotate and mirror image.

Although the high resolution plotter can be controlled by joystick, I found cursor controls quite adequate. By switching between facilities you can gradually build up your masterpiece, saving it, or recalling it, at any stage. There are a few of these utilities on the market, some having more than others. So it's really a question of paying your money and making your choice.

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