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PCN's readers make friends and influence people when they send in their hints and tips. The £10 reward can't come amiss either.
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3D Graphics
Add 3D line drawings to your repertoire of Beeb graphics programs with these annotated routines.
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QL Headers
More kudos to your QDOS with some hints on making better use of headers on the QL.
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Solo Poker
Take on your C64 at cards with this version of Poker Solitaire.
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Animation Routines
You can store enough frames to produce some spectacular animated sequences with machine code and Basic routines.
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Double Height Characters
Print double height characters on the screen in your games or in more serious applications.
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Vertical Takeoff Part 1
Tap in this game and learn a bit more about some aspects of two programming features.
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Golden Turkey Awards
It's Christmas Night. The log of the Conqueror crackles in the grate. Old Uncle Clive has crashed after one sherry too many, and cousin Jack from America is flicking acorns at his nose. A new star rises in the east... what can it be? Yes, the winners of the PCN Golden Turkey Awards of 1984!
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Shinwa CPA-80
The CPA-80 printer has a range of features that would grace a more expensive machine.
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Music Master
Music Master turns your computer into an electronic music synthesiser and teaches you about music into the bargain.
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Smash-hit game follows smash-hit film Ghostbusters in our regular selection of reviews.
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On the eighth day of Christmas, why not get stuck into an adventure?
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Compiled from both independent and multiple sources across the nation, the Charts reflect what's happening in high streets during the week up to December 12 1984.
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PCN signs off for this year, and looks forward to the next. Plus syntax errors and a few dates for your diary.