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THE LINE-UP
AMSTRAD ACTION
JULY 1987
FRONT END
NEWS
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LETTERS
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A database that won't bust your wallet.
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Lots of strong f e e l i n g s about our n e w s story on the
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HELPLINE
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ACTION & ADVENTURE
GAMES
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MAPS
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PILGRIM
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TEST STARTS
HERE
Y o u ' v e r e a d the rest, n o w r e a d the best. Details on
what's in the best g a m e - r e v i e w section for the C P C s .
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U n d e r w a t e r antics with S w e e v o the robot trying to
c l e a n up another planet.
A g r a p h i c a l l y s u p e r b g a m e that will delight both the
e y e and the wallet - it's budget.
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SERIOUS SIDE
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Future Publishing is a thriving young business. Since our move from
the Old Bam to Bath, it even looks the part: from rustic to Regency,
manure to haute-couture.
Of course the only problem is that there are over 150 pubs
within a mile or two and we haven't been able to test them all out
yet. One particularly dedicated journalist on our sister magazine
PC
Plus
has compiled the Staggering Guide to the pubs near the office,
based upon years of careful research.
got a one-in-150 chance of finding us. So if you ever visit Bath you've
Back in Somerton there's now a lot more room at the Old Barn,
and so all the mail-order
is
being handled from there. Sue Taylor',
our longsuffering Santa Claus who handles the mail-order, will in
future work solely from the offices. This means that you shouldn't
try to contact her on the old phone number (her home number), but
should call the Old Barn number,
(0458) 74011,
with any queries
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or use the 24-hour hotline on
(0458) 74192
for credit-card orders.
This issue is all the better for our move. It offers what we think
is the best coverage of
all
uses of the Amstrad CPCs: from home
accounting with the
Home Finance Program
to an unbeatable
playing guide to
Head Over Heels,
and from more in-depth Type-Ins
to the innovative Mastergame
Passengers on the Wind.
Your questionnaires have been flooding in. By next issue we
should have some interesting facts and figures to let you in on. One
thing's for sure: there's no lack of opinions, on all manner of subjects.
We've taken note of them and we'll act on some.
Favourite office pastime at the moment is playing pub trivia
machines and eating pizzas. So by next month Til have put on a few
pounds round myread. and lost a few out of my wallet.
Have a good waist
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A n in-depth l o o k at a calendar p r o g r a m , m o r e on
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Amstrad
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DAY IN THE
UFE
Malcolm Arnold
p l a y s in a band, p l a y s with
A m s t r a d a n d plays h a v o c with his family.
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Editor:
Bob Wade
Production
E d i t o r :
Jim Nagel
Technical Editor:
Richard Monteiro
A r t E d i t o r :
Trevor Gilham
A s s i s t a n t
Art Editors:
Ollie Alderton, Angela Neal
Publisher:
Chris Anderson
Production Assistant:
Diane Tavener
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Telephone
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FUTURE PUBLISHING
L T D 1987
Amstrad Action
is an independent publication. The company which;
''--wroduces n Future Publishing Ltd has no connection with Amstrad plc,
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Advertisements:
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t i m e ) but the f o r m is printed h e r e s o that you c a n
r e a c h tens o f thousands of C P C users f o r just £5.
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Sugarman, you're such
a
hunk.
P e o p l e
swoon
when he walks into the room - he's at it again in this
month's cartoon.
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