The Oric Atmos is starring in a Dixons frame-up horror. The electrical chain describes the Atmos in its catalogue as "the brilliant new computer that saves on RAM capacity by storing hi-res graphics on the screen!" And what better place for high-resolution graphics? Well done Oric, says PCN. Just in case you're in a panic, and you want to use your screen for something else, like typing in a program, we should point out that you can also store them in memory...

Meanwhile, life isn't all it might be on the good ship Oric. the company is suing its erstwhile advertising agent Saatchi and Saatchi subsidiary KMP, for "wrongful advice". It's possible Oric means "incorrect" but the word wrongful has hidden facets of meaning that set the old mind boggles in motion.

According to the PCN dictionary, "wrongful" can encompass meanings as diverse as "unfair" and "not legal" - and wouldn't it be fascinating if the latter were what was meant?

Picture the KMP advisers suggesting that sales could be boosted by photographing potential customers in compromising situations with a ZX81. Or perhaps recommending that the best way of increasing sales is to falsify the accounts... No, it couldn't be...

Computerland, when asked if the store would be stocking the new Commodore machines - the C16 and the Plus/4 - quickly replied: "No... definitely not. We only stock the top range of computers here. We leave machines like the C16 and the Plus/4 to sweetshops and newsagents."

Has Eurohard, Spanish rescuer of the Dragon, been busier than we thought? On the front of a box of matches labelled Endangered Animals of the World is a picture of a forlorn-looking creature and the caption: No 16, The Spanish Lynx.

Sweet 16 - Can the Commodore 16 follow the Vic 20's act? We take the wraps off.
Crime-buster - Ronnie Robber takes on the Spectrum, with full listing and notes.
Amstraddled - Ars longa, and never longer or more absorbing than this feature on the CPC464.
Fitt for a Beeb - We Pro-Test the Parfitt plotter, a versatile addition to the BBC's range.
Comal 64 - Highly rated in schools, Comal could be the language for you on the Commodore 64.
Program - To Atari owners we offer a version of Snake.
Gameplay - There's a round-up of Amstrad software and reviews of the latest for Atari and Commodore systems.