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   1 cus for the rest of us, be it"'"with our consuming or programming hats on. Apart from"'"that fucking dog I'd say it was an excellent day out."
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   1 ;"{L9885 PC Fumblings"
   1 ;"{L9885 Megatastic Competitty time"
   1 ;"{L9885 Fountain PD Software News";
   1 ;"{L9885 Editorial and Contents blurb"
   1 ;"{L9884 program:"''"writers:":
   1 ;"{L9884 our past competitions have been"'"complete failures. either our little"'"questions were too hard or you were too busy wanking to post your keen"'"answers. but listen up, how would"'"you like to win twenty (i said twenty)"'"tdk ar60 cassettes?. no? ok, what if we tell you that each one is packed with pd demos, well over 300 of the"'"bastards in total... interested?"
   1 ;"{L9884 PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION STILL HAVE A CHANCE OF"'"WINNING. SIMPLY SEND US 20 SILK CUT AND"'"WE'LL PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT TOO."''"ENTRIES BY SEPTEMBER 1ST PLEASE AND THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN ALCH NEWS,"'"PD POWER, CRASHED AND SUB XTC (IF THEY"'"LET US OF COURSE)."
   1 ;"{L9883 |SC ON TOUR:  Datel Electronics|"
   1 ;"{L9883 |SC ON TOUR:  Alchemist Research HQ|"
   1 ;"{L9883 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT A"'"GAME RELEASED BY THE HIT SQUAD..."''"PUZZNIC"'"SUPER HANG ON"'"GREAT ESCAPE"'"JACK THE NIPPER"'"RENEGADE 3"
   1 ;"{L9883 THE FREE PD TAPEZINE"
   1 ;"{L9882 Dave Fountain";
   1 ;"{L9882 (1)  Editorial / Credits"'"(2)  Classic Software"'"(3)  SC on tour"'"(4)  Fountain PDS"'"(5)  Competition"'"(6)  PC Fumblings";
   1 ;"{L9881 With Amanda only being here every other weekend, I have to find ways to amuse myself for the other 280 hours. So on your behalf I decided to visit the biggest Speccy library in"'"the UK for a spot of snooping, investigation and program"'"scrounging. With the Fountain +D system just installed, I"'"filled my pockets with blank discs and boarded the coach to Sheffield. Just over an hour later and I'm met at the bus"'"station by the self styled guru of PD, Mr.Davis."
   1 ;"{L9881 The Speccy future is so bright, old uncle Clive has to wear"'"sunglasses. This special issue is dedicated to all those who"'"wrote to us (or indirectly) asking why we stopped producing this fanzine. Well, to make things crystal, we didn't give up, we simply MERGED with Extacy 3's all singing and machine"'"coded festival of Tasword... SUBLIMINAL EXTACY. Where is"'"the fucking drum roll? See, silence! Not much cop is it?"
   1 ;"{L9881 So, what have we been up to since the January issue 10?"'"Well, we have been trying to explain to everyone why there"'"will never be an issue 11... It's really quite simple and you"'"should know the answer if you have read the intro. If I"'"get one more letter asking us to restart it I'll take a chain-"'"saw to your genitals. Do one yourself for fucksake."'"Mind you, this issue is dedicated to all German readers for"'"missing us the most (thank you, you made us feel loved!)."
   1 ;"{L9881 Now look, I'm crap with money. If I try to save up then I"'"just end up wasting it down the pub. So, pocketfuls of"'"cash aquired from various dubious avenues, I decided to buy a +D system there and then! I leapt on the train to"'"Stoke (and then leapt off again at Derby as it was going to"'"fucking Cardiff). One correct train later and I was on my"'"way to the builders of the ultimate Spectrum add-on.":
   1 ;"{L9881 Last time we met my PC was still up"'"a certain creek with paddle amiss."'"I'm pleased to be able to report that it is now up and run-"'"ning like a West Ham fan from The Den. Once into the hard"'"drive I decided to assault the bastard with a total format;"'"it took about ten months but I now have DOS version 5.00"'"running about in 69MB of free space. My extended thanks"'"go out to DG Sherwood, Matthew Deeprose and son of DG,"'"little Martyn. Your advice saved me hours of hair pulling."
   1 ;"{L9881 A PC owning friend refused to believe that the Spectrum"'"boasted this piece of classic history until he was actually"'"playing the bastard on a +2. With tail between legs he"'"announced that he had no idea the Spectrum could handle"'"such complex programs - well fuck him eh?"''"Starting with a bare island, you are invited to create a"'"living thriving community with only $20,000 at your disposal (or $8 million if you have the Alchemist PD save file!)"
   1 ;"will come flocking, all dressed";
   1 ;"very cheap compared to other libraries and I'd recommend"'"you take a look. I've just ordered a shitload of gear for well under a fiver and if it all decompresses onto hard disk like"'"the catalouge did I'll be well happy. Write enclosing SAE and formatted disc (3.5 or 5.25) to:"''"V.I Sherwood, 13 Rodney Close, Bilton, Rugby, CV22 7HJ."
   1 ;"road system and the pin-prick";
   1 ;"rate to your little hamlet of";
   1 ;"rate fairly low and the scum";
   1 ;"inhabitants will start to emig-";
   1 ;"in shell-suits"
   1 ;"fire departments and a helpful";
   1 ;"and humming";
   1 ;"You can also read Grahams excellent Hacking column in ALCHNEWS 16, for budding hackers in this pirate game world we now live in. No Snapshot/Multiface save lamer is Graham..."'"He has also got a very silly accent but that's not important right now.":
   1 ;"Work on the worlds biggest Spectrum program database is"'"now underway. When finished (will it ever be?) it will be made available to all PC users in both 3.5 and 5.25 formats. What shall we call it? How about Specbase? Nothing like originality is there... and it will cost nish of course.":
   1 ;"When my discs were full he started to use his own blanks"'"literally shovelling programs at me! When they were archived he shovelled some more, then we both fell exhausted to the"'"floor and had a cigarette. It was certainly good for me.":
   1 ;"We've been joined by Graham 'Trifles' Collier, ace code fiddler and program hacker - nothing stops this bloke! Thanks to"'"him you can actually read this tapezine (it was stuck on a"'"+3 disc displaying a disc error!). You want new +3 utilties? We got 'em... MODE SWITCHER V1.1 pisses all over WOGGLER, TOGGLER and any other stupidly named util. Comes with full presentation and detailed README. Also, check out your disc with BLOCKER 173 and 203 (the latter for discs formatted with the excellent HIFORM)."
   1 ;"We are re-locating back to London in August so look out"'"for our new address once we know what it is. Don't worry"'"though, all your letters will be forwarded so don't be"'"put off writing if you ever feel the need. Stay tuned for"'"the FOUNTAIN PD ADULT +D COLLECTION, all those Xrated demos and screens that other demo libraries avoid!"
   1 ;"There is no valid reason why it has taken me six years to"'"aquire this essential disc drive system (I've plenty of excuses though). If you would like one then don't be an asshole like myself, GET ONE! They really are as good as everyone keeps telling you they are... Coming up in 1998, Dave gets a Lightpen."
   1 ;"There is alot to keep track of in this one, pollution, crime,"'"unemployment and house prices all have to be addressed or you'll be about as popular as Alan Sugar at a Spectrum"'"enthusiasts Fair. Take headbutts fat bearded one."''"It took me ages to"'"track this down, I"'"advise you to get"'"your hunting hats"'"on or to obtain the"'"pirate copy that has"'"appeared on the"'"nudge wink network."'"Well, what can you"'"do if the shops"'"don't stock those"'"programs you want"'"to buy?"
   1 ;"The price of this wonderful bit of kit is `3.50 for the"'"unresistered version (with loads of good bits missing), `15"'"for the version without +D gubbins or the full `20 squiddly diddly for the business. For more information send a SAE to the following:"''"BG SERVICES, 64 Roebuck Rd, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1JX"'"or bell them on 0181 287 4180. Don't tell them we sent you because they probably havn't heard of us."
   1 ;"The list of features on this emulator will amaze. It emulates 48k or 128k machines, Interface 1, Microdrive, Disicple or +D and even a Multiface! All in one... told you you'd be amazed. Sound is output through either the PC'speaker or via Soundblaster for the more complex 128 stuff. Fucking bonkers eh?"
   1 ;"The house at 13 Rodney Close does not only boast Prism PDserving the Speccy, CPC and Amiga, they have a PC arm too, run by V.I.Sherwood. The catalouge oozed onto my hard"'"disk with its own directory and file viewer. Prices are very":
   1 ;"Thanks to a phone call the previous day, the taxi was not"'"kept waiting too long as my +D was ready to pick up from reception. I decided against asking for a guided tour as"'"twenty pence a minute waiting time is a bit steep for a poor man like me. The receptionist was a bit of alright if you ask me and it's well worth a trip to Stoke just to try and look down her top."
   1 ;"Status Quo songs.":
   1 ;"Starting with humble ambition you plot out areas of land"'"designated as either Residencial, Commercial or Industrial.";
   1 ;"SUMMER SPECIAL"
   1 ;"Right, onto business... what are PC's for? that's right, to"'"emulate Spectrums. News reaches us of the latest version of the LUNTER Z80 EMULATOR, reported to be the dogs pods when it comes to this specific area of Speccy-tomfoolery."''"Why have an emulator you may ask... well, erm, you can"'"play all your faves at different speeds, erm, you can store hundreds of them on your hard disc and erm, because it's a bit of a amazing thing to witness."
   1 ;"Please remember that Sinclair Classic is now incorporated"'"into SUBLIMINAL EXTACY, the 128k only Tape/Disczine. Issue 2 should be due about now; enquire at E3 HQ, Alchemist,"'"Prism or Womo for your copy (or us even! - Hello Bogie and LA, send us a copy eh?)"
   1 ;"PANDAGIRL and FUDGEPACKER in team-up shock! Following"'"GIRLZILLAS exit from the Knuckle Girls to continue her"'"career in shagging blokes til' they drop, PANDA has formed a new demo crew with her other half. The first results will"'"appear in the TURTLEHEAD demo. Due in July, it will"'"feature the usual funky Soundtracking and some pretty sexy graphics (but not rude ones). Also due that month is the"'"VIOLET BERLIN digi-slideshow. She is a honey with her cute cropped blonde hair..."
   1 ;"One of the most enjoyable aspects of the game is to unleash various disasters on the poor townsfolk. A major earthquake or a sneaky flood will test out your ability to keep the city powered and inhabitable. Better still, go to bed with the"'"game still running and fuck knows what you'll find when you wake up! I fell asleep in a drunken stupor once and awoke to find a smouldering pile of rubble."
   1 ;"One of the games I'm certainly going to get hold of is"'"FRONTIER- ELITE 2. The Speccy original is amazing so what this expanded sequel will consist of makes my small mind"'"boggle. Fights are already breaking out at SC Towers in"'"trying to shift Amanda from playing PREMIER MANAGER 2."'"The daft cow can't even get out of the Vauxhall Conference but refuses to give in. It's bad enough watching her having to manage Gateshead."
   1 ;"Once your small creation has fattened out to its full poten-"'"tial, its time to expand, overspend and then watch your city crumble. Finances allowing, you can add Ports, Airports,"'"Stadiums, a rail network and lush parks. Sound like your"'"town? You lying get!"''"Using Alchemists cheat you can build like McDonalds without a care in the world where the envoirment is concerned. With more limited funds you'll have to tax the bastards to raise"'"more money for your bridges and tunnels."
   1 ;"Not many games will"'"ever top this one on"'"the Speccy."
   1 ;"Jonathan Cauldwell"''"Designed and programmed with Art Studio 128,"'"PFNREM3, Picrema, Fontrema, PFN Editor, Multiface 128 on Spectrum +2 and +3 computers."
   1 ;"It's always interesting to meet someone at last after all the"'"letters sent and software received. Andy is certainly a very nice geezer and his dedication to the Spectrum scene is"'"certainly a very important fo
   1 ;"It does have some little bugs but I can't be bothered to"'"mention them at the moment as I can't test it out. It will"'"run under DOS or WINDOWS and supports all the normal joysticks (does anyone have a Protek?) and the AMX mouse. If you want a bug free Speccy then you can always get your +3 out... irony, irony, they've all got it irony.":
   1 ;"If anyone fancies earning a few cans of beer and Amanda"'"asking them shit questions all night, would you like to come round and whip out the Tape Streamer and bung in a 3.5"'"drive for us? I understand it is pretty easy to do but after taking a peek inside the case, the thing is built like a Germanoutside bog. Oh alright, 12 cans and 40 Rothmans, we can't say fairer than that."
   1 ;"I took a taxi from the station as the Datel HQ is in the"'"middle of a sprawling industrial estate. You'll be interested"'"to know that with your +D money, Datel have built them-"'"selves a very large premises. All construction of their"'"products is done on-site, right from the programming of"'"chips to building the cases and interfaces. One of their last projects was a 'Multiface' style add-on for PC's!"
   1 ;"I expect there will be some sort of Christmas Special, maybe even a Bonfire Special, or probably a Will we ever beat"'"Barnsley away Special. The answer to one of those is almost certainly no. Why don't you start your own Speccy zine?"'"All the utilities we use are available from the Public Domain"'"sector except for the Multiface that we use for the screen"'"grabs. Oh well, it was only an idea..."
   1 ;"Hope you enjoy this issue. It has been more fun for us to"'"do it as a 'one-off' as opposed to churning it out every 8"'"weeks because, to be honest, it WASN'T FUN anymore. There are loads of other fanzines around like Crashed, Spec UK,"'"Alch News, PD Power, Outlet, Format (snigger) and the"'"aforementioned Sub XTC. And I've probably missed a couple. If you don't subscribe to them all then why not? And what about the overseas Speccy clubs; there are several."
   1 ;"Having played the latest version on PC the Speccy program does its best to keep up. A packed city means alot of data to keep track of... I think you'll be impressed.":
   1 ;"Graham Collier";
   1 ;"For some reason the Alchemist dog took a very strong"'"disliking to my trousers. A hasty retreat upstairs and at"'"last I was in the inner sanctum of Alchemist Research. It was much tidier than I imagined; no teetering piles of cassettes"'"and the floor was not awash with bits of paper (like mine). Beers were opened and Spectrums powered up."
   1 ;"February saw the release of the JUNKFOOD DEMO by FUDGEPACKER, Beavis and Buttheads first debut on the Speccy! It was packed by LA of Extacy 3 and is a must for all petrol bomb throwing vegetarians. It will set you back 20kb, five"'"tunes and two screens. Now go burn down your local fast"'"food empire."
   1 ;"ENGAGE BRAIN AND PRESS ANY KEY, IT'S"'"WELL EASY THIS ONE, PROMISE...":
   1 ;"Chipping Sodbury. Set the tax";
   1 ;"Andy will score no points in an organised disc competition"'"but he seems to know where anything and everything is!"'"Several huge boxes of discs were unearthed and my scroun-"'"ging started in earnest. His set-up is quite impressive;"'"Amstrad monitor, twin drives, leads hanging out everywhere and a nice poster of a cat on the wall. His trusty +2 is"'"battered to fuck in fine workhorse tradition and software"'"was archived onto my willing discs in a trice."
   1 ;"Andy Davis";
   1 ;"Amanda Pandagirl";
   1 ;"Ah Sheffield, once mighty industrial city of steel. The Human League live here (Cabaret Voltaire, ABC and Pulp probably"'"still do). I was whisked through the fine city in the Alch-"'"mobile, a sturdy little mini that gripped the road around"'"corners like only a mini can. Thanks to a very stupid shop"'"assistant, I was awarded 4 cans of monster strong lager for just `1.19. I'm coming back here...":
   1 ;"Add a power station, police &";
   1 ;"A final word: Don't spend over a grand on the latest PC"'"going if you are thinking of upgrading. Bullshit rules in the PC world so get yourself a lowspec machine and do a bit of upgrading - you'll save hundreds. If a dumb shit like me can do it I'm bloody sure you can!"
   1 ;"1995 got off to a flyer with the F-FONTS COLLECTION, 50 fonts stored in compressed screen format for you to use in your Art Studio font grab days. We love fonts... expect"'"another collection of 12 char sets sometime in the autumn,"'"entitled F-FONTS 3. We are also toying with the idea of a"'"FONTASTIC +D disc full of the fuckers... we'll see...":
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