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 Software reviews are pouring in-thanks  
 to all members for this on behalf of    
 8-bit P.D. and the program authors.     
 Please be assured that every single     
 review is passed onto the author either 
 by an Issue Disc or photocopies of your 
 questionaires. A selection of the most  
 recent reviews follow=                  
                                         
 STOCKMARKET(Issue5)=When I first tried  
 this it seemed like a good game. However
 after playing it for a little longer I  
 noticed- a) Price fluctuations are silly
 . b) After 40 changed the price of gold 
 became negative! i.e. They give you     
 money to buy gold!(51E)                 
                                         
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 NIGHTMARE PARK(ISSUE5)-I really liked   
 this game when I first tried it, but    
 after half an hour it wasn't worth      
 playing because I knew how to solve all 
 the puzzles etc. and finishing the game 
 became easy. If it had twice as many    
 puzzles and they were more difficult    
 then this would be a stunningly good    
 game for the P.D. If writing more       
 puzzles is a problem, then why not write
 a version for owners of Shadow Ram.(51E)
                                         
 BATTLESHIPS(Issue5)-No complaints with  
 this one. However I decided there were  
 too many squares on the grid and the    
 arrangement of the letters for the      
 co-ordinates were unorthadox to be      
 likeable. So I made changes to the     *

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 program.(51E)                           
                                         
 STOCKMARKET-I like these games, could be
 much improved on error trapping and     
 graphics. Very easy to complete. Instead
 of metals-how about currency?(722)      
                                         
  *IF ANYBODY OUT THERE IS WILLING TO    
  MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO MY STOCKMARKET    
  PROGRAM THEN I AM WILLING TO LET THEM  
  TRY AS THIS MAGAZINE HAS TAKEN MY      
  SPARE PROGRAMMING TIME.                
                                         
 NIGHTMARE PARK-Good game. I find that   
 after 10-15 minutes I'm bored but a     
 good and well presented game.(722)      
                                         
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 BATTLESHIPS-Good game but could be      
 better (especially graphics). Quite     
 useful in education.(722)               
                                         
 DEFINER(Issue5)-At last a definer. My   
 programs have been dying out for one.   
 It has saved me a great deal of time    
 working out VDU codes. It could do with 
 better instructions and better screen   
 layout-I don't like mode 5. A good      
 program.(722)                           
                                         
 RUNE CONVERTER(Issue5)-Useful if it     
 could decode and encode. NOTE: back page
 of EXILE contains runes.(722)           
                                         
                                         
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 LOWER TO UPPER CASE(Issue6)-Well written
 piece of code, particulary like the     
 logical conversion in Line 130. Should  
 find a place in my library of routines. 
 (68B)                                   
                                         
 MENU PROGRAM(Issue6)-Well done!, a great
 program which has brightened up my menus
 no end! Much more info in scrolling text
 if you used DATA statements.(722)       
                                         
 MODE 7 BAR CHART(Issue6)-This program   
 could be useful for bar charts of a     
 large scale with lots of data. Because  
 of the mode it uses, very little memory 
 is taken and therefore complicated      
 programs that use a lot of memory can   
 operate.(722)                          *

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 MENU PROGRAM-Although I learned nothing 
 new, I like the scrolling technique     
 when it scrolls backwards upon pressing 
 SPACE- 6/10.(1K1)                       
                                         
 ADFS BACKUP(Issue6)-A truly useful      
 utility. This program impressed me-I'm  
 glad that use is made of the Master's   
 SWR space, it offers plenty of scope    
 for things like this. One suggestion=   
 How about a DFS version which would use 
 SWR and would copy both sides of a disc 
 without the need to enter seperate      
 commands for drives 0 and 2. If it were 
 written I would use it almost every day.
 (822)                                   
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