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Volume 1 - 1984/85 |
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Missing - do you have a copy ? |
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2
October
1984
(11 Pages) |
Assembler Programming - Part II, Bin to Dec, Dec
to Bin, 2's Compliment
Graphics
Demonstrations - Part I, simple shapes & sprites
BASIC Type-in : Polygons
Software Review
: "Cobra", "BrunWord" (Word Processor) |
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3
November
1984
(12 Pages) |
Assembler Programming - Part III, RST Commands
Explained
Graphics Demonstrations - Part II
BASIC Type-in : Sateloids (accompanies the
Graphics Demo text)
BASIC Type-in : A clock
program
Book Review : Memotech Computing
Software Reviews : "Felix in the Factory", "Lords of
Time", "MTX Utilities" |
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4
December
1984
(11 pages) |
Assembler Programming - Part IV
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Keyboard de-bounce |
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Print disassembled code from PANEL |
Software review : "Obloids" |
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5 January
1985
(11) |
BASIC Type-in :
Lissajous Patterns
Assembler Programming :
Understanding the VDP and VRAM
Hardware Review : NewWord ROM
Software reviews, "Charmkatz",
"Tumbledown Tower" |
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6 March
1985
(10) |
BASIC : Dealing with Arrays
Assembler Programming :
VDP Sprite Attribute and Generator tables
BASIC Type-in :
A ski game
BASIC Type-in :
Object rotation with sound
Screen scroll control attributes |
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7 April
1985
(11) |
BASIC Type-in : Noddy Page printing program
Assembler Programming :
Graphics screen fill and Sprite programs
BASIC Type-in :
Another ski game - optimised for speed
Software
reviews, "Qogo2", "Son of Pete", "Emerald Isle", "Zarcos" |
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8 May
1985
(13) |
BASIC Type-in :
Shape drawing & filling routines
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Type-ins : |
Typewriter program |
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Servicing interrupts |
A
Hacker's Guide to Pothole Pete
Software
reviews, "Surface Scanner", "Fathoms Deep"
Hardware
Review : Pascal ROM |
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9 June
1985
(15) |
'L'(earn)
BASIC - Part 1, eventually builds up into a database
program
How to
hack early Continental games
MTX
Memory Mapping
Assembly
Language Type-in : A
bubble sort program
RST10
Code list
Hardware
Review - Memotech 250k Disk Drive
Hardware
Review - Juki Electronic Typewriter |
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10 July
1985
(15) |
'L' BASIC
- Part II, Creating / Opening a new database file
Assembly
Language Type-in : Sprite demonstration
How to
prevent people hacking games
How BASIC
uses Memory Paging
BASIC Type-in :
Pie Charts
Magazine
Index : Volume 1, Issues 1 to 9
Software
review, "Turbo Pascal" |
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Volume 2 - 1985/86 |
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1
September
1985
(13) |
'L' BASIC - Part III, Saving data to tape
BASIC Type-in : Ball-fall (game)
Assembly
Language Type-in : A screen menu system
Assembly
Language Type-in : Using various ROM calls
Hardware
Review - FDX Silicon Disk
Software
reviews : "Iceberg", "Bouncing Bill", "Miner Dick"
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2
October
1985
(15) |
'L' BASIC
- Part IV, Data display option, plus correction
from last month
Assembly
Language : 16 Bit multiplication
Assembly
Language Type-in : A "find" routine for PANEL
BASIC
Type-in : A sound routine for a tune, "Recurerdos De
La Alhambra"
Software
reviews : "Quantum", "Dr Frankie", "EDASM"
Pascal
Procedures : For Time, Cursor Positioning
MTX ROM
Routines : Brief description of 10 ROM routines |
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3
November
1985
(15) |
'L' BASIC
- Part V, Delete data record routine
Assembly
Language : 16 Bit division
MTX ROM
Routine : Emulating BASIC (Call #0287)
Hardware
info : The RS232 "Standard"
Pascal
Type-in : Music
Hardware
Review - 500K SDX and CP/M (SDX with external drive) |
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4
January
1986
(13) |
'L' BASIC
- Part VI, Add data record routine
Avoiding
BASIC Pitfalls - Part 1, multi-dimensional strings
BASIC Type-in :
Food Stores Database
Assembly
Language : Various ROM calls documented
Hardware
review : Speculator
Software
review : "3D-Turbo" |
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5
February
1986
(13) |
'L' BASIC
- Part VII, Amend data routine - final part of the
series
Avoiding
BASIC Pitfalls - Part 2, number manipulation
BASIC
Type-in : Valentines Card program
BASIC : A
couple of problems to solve (answers next month)
Assembly
Language : Number conversion using various ROM calls
Software
reviews : "Roller Bearing", "Memosketch"
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6
March
1986
(15) |
BASIC
Type-in : Polynomials
BASIC
Type-in : Hidden Lines (draws graphics)
Forth :
Announcing a tape based Forth program and a
introduction to Forth
BASIC :
Answers to last months problems
NewWord :
Custom printer routines for NWINSTALL
Software
reviews : "Crystal", "Quazzia",
Magazine
Index : Updated to Volume 2, Issue 5 |
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7
April
1986
(13) |
BASIC
Type-in : Characters subroutine, create any size
characters
Graphics
: Sprite Positions & Collisions in BASIC and
assembler
Assembly
Language : Disc Control, change disc under software
control (SDX)
Hardware
: A basic introduction to the MTX hardware
Software
reviews : "MTX Fig Forth", "Super Coder" |
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8
May
1986
(13) |
BASIC
Type-in : Card Trick
Assembly
Language : Function Key Definer
BASIC :
Another couple of BASIC problems to solve, character
based
CP/M :
Describes the PIP [O] option
Hardware
: RS232 - patches to CONTACT.COM |
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9 July
1986
(13) |
BASIC
Type-in : Screen Test, produces test patters for
monitors
Assembly
Language : Virtual Screen
Assembly
Language : RAM Test
Assembly
Language : Creates an ASCII file in memory of any
BASIC program
BASIC :
Answers to last months problems
Software review : "26x26 Spreadsheet"
Assembly Language : Graphics Characters
SuperCalc : Introduction to the FDX version |
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10
August
1986
(13) |
BASIC
Type-in : Flower pattern plot
BASIC
Type-in : Function plotting program
Assembly
Language : Simple data encoding using XOR
Assembly
Language : 3D Function plotting program
Assembly
Language : Graphics
Software
reviews : "Tournament Snooker", "Karate King" |
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Volume 3 - 1986/87 |
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1 September
1986
(13) |
News of
the Memotech Video Wall Control System (from Mrs
Boyd)
BASIC &
Assembler Type-in : Double Height & Double Width
Printing
BASIC
Type-in : Print labels with various print modes
Assembler
Type-in : PANEL Expansion for print-out of
disassembled code
Erratum :
Correction to 3D plotting program from last month
Notes on
using BASIC USER command
Hardware
: Disk Systems, description of the various Memotech
disk upgrades
Software
review : "MTX Fruit Machine" |
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2
November
1986
(13) |
News : The MOC had software
available on the
Ceefax
Telesoftware page
BASIC Type-in : Sky Diver
BASIC Type-in : Allows 24 colours for BASIC
Assembly Language : Scanning the keyboard
Hardware : Diskette Drive information
Software
Reviews : "Puc Man", "Highway Encounter",
"Doodlebugs"
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3
December
1986
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : Enigma Cypher
(Mastermind)
Assembler Type-in : On screen clock
Disaster Recovery
Software Reviews : "Reveal",
"SMGII"
Hardware Review : 1MB Disk/512KB RAM,
CP/M SDX System |
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4
January
1987
(13) |
BASIC & Assembler Type-in : Life
Converting ASCII Disk Files to NewWord
Hardware :
Disabling the Reset keys
Disaster Recovery - Part
3
Software Review : "F1 Simulator"
Hardware
Review : Philips BM7502/05G 12" Green Screen monitor |
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5
February
1987
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : "Squares"
Assembler Type-in : Noddy Page in Assembler
BASIC
Type-in : Simulate Monkeys writing Shakespeare
Index of MTX articles in Computer Magazines
Hi-Soft Pascal Type-in : Output to printer using
<CTRL><P>
Hardware Review : NEC P5XL Printer |
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6
April
1987
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : Polar Co-ordinates
patterns
Basic Things About BASIC - short sample
programs
Assembler Type-in : "DumpA4", Graphics
Screen Dump Utility
Assembly Language Article -
Part 1
Hardware : The Counter Timer Circuit and
Cassette Input |
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7
May
1987
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : Hex Grid Program
Assembler Type-in : New for Old (Restore a "New"ed
program)
Assembler Type-in : Tape Catalog Program
Hardware : FDX Enhancements (User setup, rather than
hardware mods)
Software Reviews : "Astropac",
"Advanced Graphics Designer"
Disc Utilities : SDX
Usage tips |
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8
June
1987
(11) |
BASIC Type-in : "Spaceship" - Part
1 (how to create a game on the MTX)
BASIC Type-in
: "Sorting it Out" - Part 1 (BASIC Sort algorithms)
Assembler Type-in : Machine Code Game Template a la
Pothole Pete |
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9
August
1987
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : "Spaceship" - Part
2 (how to create a game on the MTX)
BASIC Type-in
: "Flitter" - Part 1 (Game)
BASIC Type-in :
"Sorting it Out" - Part 2 (BASIC Sort algorithms)
Assembly Language Programming With CP/M - Part 1
Software Reviews : "Murder
at the Manor", "Ghostly Castle" |
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10
September
1987
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : "Flitter" - Part 2
(Game)
Assembly Language Programming With CP/M -
Part 2
Disc BASIC on the FDX
Software Reviews : "Super
Bike", "The Wall", "Tournament Snooker"
Hardware
Review : A flat pack computer unit ! |
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Volume 4 - 1987/88 |
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1
October
1987
(13)
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BASIC Type-in :
"Sorting it Out" - Part 3 (BASIC Sort algorithms)
BASIC Type-in : "Flitter" - Part 3 (Game)
Assembly Language Programming With CP/M - Part 3 Software Reviews : "Z-Loader",
"Assembly Language Course"
Hardware Review : SDX |
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2
December
1987
(13) |
BASIC/ASM
Type-in : "Flitter", Part 4
Review :
Atari ST
Software
review : "Flummox"
BASIC
Type-in : "Carols" by D Brown, Christmas Carols I
guess! |
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3
January
1988
(13) |
BASIC
Type-in : Computer Word Search (in a 20x20 letter
square)
BASIC/ASM
Type-in : "Flitter", Part 5
Notes &
Examples of using the RAND command
Hardware
Problems : FDX Disk Drive
ROM Calls
: Brief details of of a few (undocumented?) ROM
Calls
CP/M on
the Memotech
Software
review : "Super Coder" |
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4
February
1988
(13) |
BASIC/ASM Type-in : "Flitter", Part 6
BASIC
Type-in : Various BASIC graphics routines
Conditional Merge Printing with NewWord
Software
review : "MTX BASIC Tutorial", "MTX Cardbox" |
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5
March
1988
(13) |
BASIC Type-in : MTX User Club Fonts - Part 1
Data
Sorting Theory
Assembler Type-in : MTX Print
Screen
"Escape tob Happiness" - Better Printing -
Part 1
Software review : "Dennis and the Circus" |
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6
June
1988
(14) |
BASIC Type-in : MTX User Club Fonts - Part 2
Assembler Type-in : Base 10 and Base 16 Conversions
Enhanced SuperCalc : Add additional cell
highlighting
"Escape to Happiness" - Better
Printing - Part 2
Software review : "Ghostly
Castle"
The editorial page in this issue
advised that the last issue of
Memopad had just been sent out and
Genpat had folded. |
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7
July
1988
(13) |
BASIC/ASM Type-ins : "Slider" Puzzle and Anagram
Game
CP/M Control Codes
Software reviews :
"Missile Kommand", "Arcazions", "Combat"
Hardware
Review : Brother HR-10 Daisywheel Printer
System
Variables - Part 1
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8
August
1988
(13) |
Assembler Type-in : Sound program
Hardware :
"MTX Inprinter" - input data from the parallel port
Software Review : "Tape Reader And Merge Program",
TRAMP
Hardware : Re-inking a DMX80 Printer Ribbon |
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9
September
1988
(11) |
BASIC Type-in : "Alien Search"
Product Review
: ZBASIC
A Hackers Guide to CP/M
System
Variables - Part 2 |
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10
November
1988
(14) |
BASIC/ASM Type-in : "MPG" (Petrol Consumption)
CP/M Disk Formats, description of Disk Parameter
Blocks
Software Reviews : "Draughts", "Life, The
Universe and Everything"
System Variables - Part
3 |
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Volume 5 - 1989 |
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1
January
1989
(17) |
The use of files with Memotech Disk Systems
Assembler Type-in : VS4 Screen Dump
Magazine
Index - To Volume 3, Issue 4 |
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2
February
1989
(22) |
BASIC Type-in : "Music Programme V.01.0" - Part
1
RS232 - Using the RS232 Board
Hints & Tips -
NWInstall
A Guide to Better Programming - Part 1
Hardware Project : A Mouse for the Memotech - Part 1
Software Review : "Bridge" |
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3
April
1989
(22) |
BASIC Type-in : "Music Programme V.01.0" - Part
2
NewWord Column Mode
Review : Commodore
Amiga
Software Reviews : "Quest One, The Murder",
"MTX Fruit Machine"
System Variables : Using in
Programs
Z80 Inputs, Outputs and Interrupts
A
Guide to Better Programming - Part 2
Hardware
Project : A Mouse for the Memotech - Part 2
Word
Processor Commands |
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4
May
1989
(21) |
BASIC Type-in : "Music Programme V.01.0" - Part
3
Assembler Type-in : Print Screen for Parallel
and Serial Printers
Software Reviews : "CP/M
Utilities", "Advanced Reference Manual", "Fontastic",
"On Cue"
Hardware Project : A Mouse for the
Memotech - Part 3
Psychotics Anonymous :
Biorythms in SuperCalc |
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5
July
1989
(20) |
BASIC Type-in : "LOGO Tree"
BASIC Type-in :
"Dog Fight"
CP/M Assembly Language routine for
Bubble Sort algorithm
Z80 Non-maskable Interrupts
Software Reviews : "Superbike"
Assembler Type-in
: Banner Printing Program |
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Although there is no indication of its impending
demise in the "last" edition of the magazine, the MOC closed down in late
1989 and I think that Volume 5, Issue 5 may have
been the last edition of the magazine. |
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The MOC closed down at the end of
1989 |
