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   1 UTILITY NEWS
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   1 GAMES NEWS
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   1 ;"|SOFTSELL - SOFTWARE HIRE LIBRARY|"''"Long standing commercial software hire library, featuring"'"games and rare utility software. PRICE: Variable (all postage paid). Joyce, 32 Dursley Rd, Trowbridge, Wilts BA14 0NP"
   1 ;"|OUTLET - +D / +3 DISC MAGAZINE|"''"Monthly disc based magazine that has been running since"'"1987. All issues contain stand alone programs and articles."'"PRICE: `3.50. Chezron Software, 34 Saltersgate Drive,"'"Birstall, Leicester LE4 3FF"
   1 ;"|IN PRODUCTION|"''"BEYOND HELP / United Minds"'"DIGITAL REALITY 128 / Triton"'"DIGISYNTH 3 / K3L Team"'"SHOCKWAVE MEGADEMO / Technium 220"'"EXPERIMENTS IN MIND CONTROL / Convention"'"MUNCHKIN SLIDESHOW / Fudgepacker"'"DINOBABIES / The Rebel"'"THE HEX FILES / Extacy 3 + United Minds"
   1 ;"|FORMAT - A5 PAPER MAGAZINE|"''"Monthly magazine aimed at the serious programmer that has been running since 1987; coverage shared with Sam Coupe."'"PRICE: `1.50. Format Publications, 34 Bourton Rd, Gloucester GL4 0LE"
   1 ;"|CRASHED - A4 PAPER FANZINE|"''"Excellently designed on Apple Mac, currently the most vibrant and sussed fanzine going; bi-monthly. Shares coverage with Sam Coupe. PRICE: `1. Allan, 16 The Avenue, Leeds LS15 8JN"
   1 ;"|CLASSIX - A5 PAPER FANZINE|"''"Fanzine that specializes in selling original Spectrum games at very cheap prices (no pirate copies). Also includes collectors articles/research material. PRICE: 40p. James Waddington,"'"11 Finsbury drive, Bradford BD2 1QA"
   1 ;"|ADVENTURE WORKSHOP|"''"Software house specializing in Adventure games. Titles are"'"available on tape or +3 disc. PRICES: Various. 36 Grasmere"'"Road, Royton, Oldham OL2 6SR"
   1 ;"|8 BIT - A4 PAPER FANZINE|";''"An all formats zine covering Spectrum, C64, PCW etc. Also"'"home to the Independent Eight Bit Association. PRICE: `1.50. Brian Watson, 39 High St, Ely, Cambs CB6 2RA"
   1 ;"{L9882 Write to:  FPD, 11 Camel Rd, London E16 2DE"''"If you do not wish your letters to be considered"'"for possible inclusion in this newsletter, please"'"mark them PRIVATE! This page is for your"'"comments and suggestions concerning Public"'"Domain software and the Spectrum in general. 50 free credits are given to the best letters received."
   1 ;"{L9882 Two more Replacement Interface software packs are now available, the RAM MUSIC MACHINE and"'"CADMASTER TROJAN LIGHT PEN. This section is for people who may have bought a strange device at a boot sale and wondered why it didn't do any-"'"thing once inserted in the I/O port (other than"'"blow the CPU that is!) Sadly, I don't have access"'"to the manuals for this section - anyone?"
   1 ;"{L9882 Please send a SAE when requesting details of"'"services; most are non-commercial ventures."
   1 ;"{L9882 On January 1st 1997, we get a new TV station"'"called Channel 5. So far so interesting I hear you yawn. The problem is, it will be broadcasting on"'"channel 36, the same channel that the Spectrum"'"uses (and Megadrives, Nintendos etc.) They start"'"testing in London next month, so if my TV's output starts playing up you'll hear about it!"
   1 ;"{L9882 Not mentioned? Drop us a line sending a sample of your service. All advertising within this newsletter is available free of charge. Adverts are accepted on a strict 'quality of service' basis."''"Personal Wants/Sales ads are also accepted from individuals."
   1 ;"{L9882 If you've ever played a game and got stuck on a"'"level that seems impossible, then the software is either flawed or you're crap. You can now get"'"your own back by designing a level for a new PD game called STEVIE DOTMAN. The arcade puzzler has no set release date but obviously the more"'"people who send in levels, the quicker the game will appear!"
   1 ;"{L9882 Charts are compiled at the end of each month"'"from orders received."''"Putting on my Jimmy Saville hat, I'm pleased to see PFN SYSTEM finally crack the charts (this news-"'"letter is created with it!) and POKEBOOK from my old mucker Jeff in Nottingham. I'm far too interes-"'"ted in what is actually requested rather than rig"'"the charts towards my favourites!"''"The stuff that hasn't been ordered at all is most"'"illuminating; most of it seems to be mine, bastards!"
   1 ;"{L9881 |NEW RELEASES|"''"NOT FOR CHILDREN / Tigers Claw"'"SOLO 1 / Legend"'"THE REALLY SAD DEMO / United Minds"
   1 ;"{L9881 |ALCH NEWS - +D DISC OR TAPE MAGAZINE|"''"Massive quarterly magnetic magazine covering all aspects of the Spectrum scene. PRICE: `1 or FREE if disc/SAE supplied. Andy Davis, 62 Tithe Barn Lane, Sheffield S13 7LN"
   1 ;"{L9881 New demo from Tigers Claw!"
   1 ;"{L9881 As for as I know it isn't and it's a bit dodgy taking any"'"info for granted that may be just a severe case of chinese whispers. I'll certainly check with TASMAN software. When I"'"last asked them to release it as possibly Shareware, I got"'"several fleas in the ear! I do have different versions for all"'"set-ups so a +3 version would be no problem."
   1 ;"When I took on the Alchemist Research PD library, the RADIO/COMMS section was left out. After a"'"few requests this section will shortly reappear;"'"once the titles have been cleaned up a little and I can see exactly what I've got (and if most of it is still useful). I'm told the VTX5000 can still be used via the telephone network to log-on with some-"'"thing. Exactly what I'm not sure!"
   1 ;"The first update sheet for Catalogue 2 is nearly"'"finished, I'm hoping to fill both sides of an A4"'"sheet by the middle of June so expect to see it"'"with your order shortly. I can see no shortage of new/old stuff on the horizon so I'll keep"'"shovelling if you keep wanting!"''"Best wishes, Dave Fountain  June 1st 1996"
   1 ;"SCENE issue 4 is now available; the Austrian +D"'"disc magazine contains all the usual bits and bobs,"'"and continues the un-healthy interest in Star Trek animations! Also included is an update of DISC"'"MANAGER, now in the version 3.1 and INTERUPT"'"MAKER (for playing Soundtracker tunes in your"'"own programs) They are also available seperately."
   1 ;"On the next page is an example screen. The idea"'"is to control a line of moving pixels to collect the diamonds and hit the exit before running out of"'"energy..."
   1 ;"NEWSLETTER 2  JUNE 96";
   1 ;"More games are filtering through from Gremlin."'"Titles to look forward to include WEST BANK,"'"SKATE CRAZY, NORTH STAR, BLOOD BROTHERS,"'"SAMURAI TRILOGY, SUPER SCRAMBLE, MUNCHER 128 and MOTOR MASSACRE."
   1 ;"If the new station does interfer with the Speccy"'"signal (and various people in the know have said"'"it will) then we may have to rely on the super"'"lawyers employed by Sega, Nintendo and Sony."'"Watch this screen!"
   1 ;"FROM TONY WILLIS, SEVENOAKS:"''"I noticed recently in OUTLET 105, someone"'"mentioned that the word processor TASWORD 2 was now PD. Can you supply this program and is"'"it indeed now in the Spectrum public domain?"'"I have a +3 and would prefer a version which"'"accessed the A:drive."
   1 ;"Designs can be submitted on tape or disk. For a"'"copy of the game designer just request it from me next time you order or write to the guy himself:"'"Matthew Westcott, 14 Daisy Hill Drive, Adlington, Chorley, Lancs PR6 9NE."
   1 ;"Also, if anyone does have any rare interface"'"driver software for Light Pens, Digitizers etc. can you please send a copy in? There must be quite a few people who would benefit and give life to"'"otherwise shelf dusty collectables."
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   1 "31(--) DISCMATE FILE COPIER +D"'"32(--) POKEBOOK"'"33(35) SOUNDTRACKER"'"34(19) DR.KODE"'"35(--) PFN SYSTEM"'"36(32) TX RX"'"37(--) WINDOWX"'"38(--) STARMAP FROM SOL"'"39(24) DATACALL"'"40(36) SPRITE EDITOR"
   1 "21(--) TAPEDISC"'"22(33) BLOCKER 173"'"23(20) CANDYGIRL DEMO (*)"'"24(22) CARD INDEX"'"25(34) CATMAX"'"26(30) MENUMASTER"'"27(39) COLOUR ANIMATOR"'"28(17) TK50 TOOLKIT"'"29(27) TOBOS COMPILER"'"30(28) BS COPY 128"
   1 "11(15) HIFORM"'"12(10) YS MEGABASIC"'"13(26) POWER PRINT 2"'"14(11) SPECWORD"'"15(12) GLOBEPLOTTER"'"16(16) INSIDE"'"17(21) PROCROSSWORD"'"18(14) MANIC MINER EDITOR"'"19(25) 3D WORDS"'"20(18) EXBAS"
   1 " 1( 2) SPECLIST"'" 2( 3) DOCTOR +3"'" 3( 1) TRANSIT +3"'" 4( 7) DISK BASIC"'" 5( 4) SPECTRUM TEST"'" 6( 6) DOUBLE DECKER"'" 7( 8) CONVERT +3"'" 8( 5) SCREEN MACHINE"'" 9(13) SPECBENCH"'"10( 9) MODE SWITCHER"
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   1  Fountain PD 1996