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[[Category:Magazines]]
[[Category:Magazines]]
Issue 1, 1984 of [[Amstrad Computer User]]
The very first issue of [[Amstrad Computer User]] published by [[Amsoft]] and distributed to members of the [[Amstrad User Club]].  This issue was not available for sale in the shops but thanks to the early popularity of the User Club, the magazine is still pretty widespread and frequently comes up for auction on ebay and the likes.


== Contents ==
== Contents ==
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|Page Number || Title || Description
|-
|Page 5 || Editorial
|-
|Page 6 || News
|-
|Page 9 || Overview
|-
|Page 11 || Q&A
|-
|Page 13 || Printing Money
|-
|Page 15 || Software Reviews
|-
|Page 16 || The Surprise Listing
|-
|Page 22 || Programs
|-
|Page 25 || CAD for beginners
|-
|Page 25 || [[Bustout!]]
|-
|Page 29 || Competition Time
|}


== Games reviewed ==
== Games reviewed ==


[[Codename MAT]], [[Amsgolf]], [[Roland in the Caves]], [[Roland on the Ropes]], [[Oh Mummy]]
===[[Codename MAT]]===
===[[Amsgolf]]===
===[[Roland in the Caves]]===
===[[Roland on the Ropes]]===
===[[Oh Mummy]]===


== Type ins ==
== Type ins ==
===[[Bustout!]]===
[[image:acu8408bustout1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408bustout2.png|384px]]
===Function Keys Example===
No Screenshot
===Load Screen Example===
[[image:acu8408loadscrn1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408loadscrn2.png|384px]]
===Save Screen Example===
[[image:acu8408savescrn1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408savescrn2.png|384px]]
===Test Pattern===
[[image:acu8408testpatt1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408testpatt2.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408testpatt3.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408testpatt4.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408testpatt5.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408testpatt6.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408testpatt7.png|384px]]
===The Surprise Listing===
RUN"SURPRISE"<br/>
[[image:acu8408surprise1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408surprise2.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408surprise3.png|384px]]
===Windows===
[[image:acu8408windows.png|384px]]
===Wire Frame Graphics Plotter===
[[image:acu8408plotter1.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408plotter2.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408plotter3.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408plotter4.png|384px]]<br/><br/>
[[image:acu8408plotter5.png|384px]]
[[image:acu8408plotter6.png|384px]]
All of these programmes can be found on this [[media:acu8408.zip|Disk Image]] (with thanks to Ervin)


[[ACU August-September 1984 - Type-ins]]
== Scans ==


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<gallery widths=90px heights=128px perrow=5 caption="Amstrad Computer User, Issue 1, 1984">

Revision as of 12:45, 4 May 2011

The very first issue of Amstrad Computer User published by Amsoft and distributed to members of the Amstrad User Club. This issue was not available for sale in the shops but thanks to the early popularity of the User Club, the magazine is still pretty widespread and frequently comes up for auction on ebay and the likes.

Contents

Page Number Title Description
Page 5 Editorial
Page 6 News
Page 9 Overview
Page 11 Q&A
Page 13 Printing Money
Page 15 Software Reviews
Page 16 The Surprise Listing
Page 22 Programs
Page 25 CAD for beginners
Page 25 Bustout!
Page 29 Competition Time


Games reviewed

Codename MAT

Amsgolf

Roland in the Caves

Roland on the Ropes

Oh Mummy

Type ins

Bustout!

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Function Keys Example

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Load Screen Example

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Save Screen Example

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Test Pattern

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The Surprise Listing

RUN"SURPRISE"
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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Windows

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Wire Frame Graphics Plotter

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Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination

All of these programmes can be found on this Disk Image (with thanks to Ervin)

Scans

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