Horace And The Spiders (Psion) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

Excellent graphics and animation, good sound, careful use of colour, clear, simple instructions and a tape which loaded easily... Addictive factor: 100 percent.

ETX (Abbex) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

Graphics are excellent and animation superb.

Road Toad (Elfin) (Spectrum 16K)

On the whole, a good reproduction of the arcade game.

Jet Pac (Ultimate) (Spectrum 16K/48K)

Movement is easy to control, and the degree of difficulty such as to make this an entertaining and addictive game.

Graphics System (Salamander) (Dragon 32)

With its comprehensive range of facilities, it otters a slick method of adding colourful graphics to your programs.

Character Design Aid (Kenema Associates) (Oric 48K/Atmos)

Alongside the enlarged character square are the byte addresses and values of the new character.

Easy Sprite (TUE Software) (Commodore 64)

There was no documentation supplied with the review copy, and bugs in the program were apparent throughout its use.

Draftmate (Computasolve) (BBC Model B)

Among its many facilities, two I particularly like are Update and Magnify.

Smiler (GTM) (BBC Model B)

Aimed at junior schools, it would also be useful for remedial children who have problems with phonics/letter recognition.

Map Of UK (Kuma) (Spectrum 48K)

The program is easy to use, and although the graphics are rudimentary, the display and place name positions are clear and easy to read.

At The Circus (Sumlock) (Commodore Vic 20)

Parental supervision will be needed, at least to set up the programs.

Forensic (Worm) (BBC Model B)

An interesting game to play and could be quite useful for those studying 'O' Level Chemistry.

The Black Hole (Quest) (Spectrum 16K)

The game is difficult and takes practice - happily Quest have included a practice mode.

Spectrum Safari (A. J. Rushton) (Spectrum 48K)

The games vary from a version of Simon to a simple version of Asteroids called Leaping Lemmings, and a nice touch of humour runs throughout.

Galakzions (Mikro-Gen) (Spectrum 16K)

This is a neat interpretation and will probably get a fair amount of play.

Panic (Mikro-Gen) (Spectrum 16K)

Hardly a game for the pacifists among us, but jolly good fun all the same. I'll still enjoy playing it a year from now.

Personal Bank Account Management (Micromega) (Spectrum 48K)

Professionally written and bug-free and will appeal to users wanting to apply their micros to do a real job of work.

Mortgage And Loan (Hilderbay) (Commodore Vic 20)

Bug-trapping is minimal in both programs, which don't seem to match the high standard associated with this company.

Home Budget (Flowchart) (Spectrum 48K)

As personal banking systems go, this one is better than most.

Comp-U-Tax (Micromega) (Spectrum 48K)

After a catalogue of misfortune in simply loading this, I don't feel that I would trust it to calculate my tax liability.

Vu-Calc (Psion) (BBC Model A & B)

An example gives you an insight into how to go about laying out a spreadsheet if you've never done it before - I found this a great help!