There are a number of golf programs on the market, and this is as good as any. The supplied tape has a 16K version on one side and 48K on the other. Both loaded first time.

The only difference between them seems to be that instructions are added for the 48K version, but a printed version is included anyway. Instructions are simple and straightforward.

The program is quite well designed, most likely errors being trapped. You can select the number of holes, which is useful for practice but I don't know of any real courses with 10,000 holes!

I think play might become a little boring after a while, as you can only choose the direction and the strength of each shot (no choice of clubs, for example), and the computer plays you out of the bunkers.

The display is clear, each hole being set out quite quickly, and colour choices make play on a black and white TV perfectly possible.

Spectrum Golf is quite attractive and fun to play, good value if you've never played the game before, but offering nothing special. Since it's written in Basic, though, it should be easy to improve.

N.W.