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Framed
The Gordon Microframe is one
of the few peripherals designed
to be expanded and developed in
the style of the early pioneers of
computing In itself it is an open
frame disk drive controller with
connectors for a range of five
special cards to be plugged in at
will, these give a wide and ver
satile application to your com
puter.
OK, so it doesn't look as tidy
and neat as most of the peripherals
on the market, but il you
are one of the many hobbyist
computer users and want to get
the most out of your machine
then this system is worth look
ing at. The cards available to
plug in at the moment include a
Centronics interface, RS232
Modem drive, D A and A D con
verters, 6 4 K paged map
memory and there are more
under development.
The main purpose of i heir
contacting us this time was to
let us know that they have now
implemented Interface I and
Microdrive syntax, including
Hook codes, to their Floppy Disc
Interface. They tell us that all
programs which will work with
the microdrives will now work
with their system.
The basic Microframe disk
controller and chassis will cost
you f 149 50 and cards are
priced between £10.00 and
£64.00. If you are interested
phone them on 0292 280467,
or write to Gordon Micro Ltd., 3
Callendar Road, Heathfield Ind.
Centre, Ayr KA8 9 DJ.
SOFTWARE NEWS
Seeing stars?
Eclipse Software have kept us
informed of their products with
gratifying regularity, and they
have added three new programs
to their range.
HALLEY'S COMET is the only
program we know of dedicated
solely to the comet and appears
to be the definitive computer
work on the subject. £6 .95.
ASTROLABE. Armed with a
Under seige
Forget the Alamo, the whole
Earth is under seige in Gargoyle
Games latest three part series of
programs, Covering 500 years
from 2424, the first part,
MARSPORT, has you taking
part of John Marsh, searching
the enemy occupied city of
Marsport to find the plans which
will strengthen the forcefield
which is all that prevents the end
of civilisation as we know it.
Described as a graphic
adventure featuring the 'most
sophisticated animation ever
telescope and a Spectrum and
tins program you have a vast
and accurate amount of information
about the sky you see on
any date. The perfect way to
combine two hobbies. C 6.95.
CHEMICAL FORMULAE is a
databank and revision aid all in
one. O and A level students
should find it useful, f 9 95 .
Contact them at 79
Ardrossan Gdns, Worcester Pk..
Surrey KT4 7 AX
produced on a home computer'
it has ten levels, 920 corridors
and a host of puzzles and aliens.
Parts two and three, Fornax
and Gath, are due out in January
and April '86, and each part
costs £9.95 . We have all heard
similar claims before but at that
price they're going to have to
deliver the goods.
If you can't afford Marsport
then perhaps SWEEVO'S
WORLD may fill the gap.
Described as a funny arcade
adventure, it features Sweevo
the clumsy robot. Sounds in
teresting, at £7 .95.
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