the pcw index

this index, the first full pcw index for eight years, was compiled from copies of the magazine from april 1981 to june 1989, plus photocopies of the indexes of the issues from april 1978 to march 1981. for this reason some sections have reduced detail prior to april 1981.

the index is divided into several sections: 'benchtests' (machine reviews), 'software' (software and 'firmware' reviews), 'checkouts'(reviews of peripherals such as add-in cards and printers).

sections also cover 'features' (articles from programming to politics), 'screenplay' (computer games) and 'book reviews'. there are also sections covering the deceased 'tjs workshop' and 'computer answers'. finally, there are sections on 'subset' and 'programs'.

at the start of each section, the layout is explained. some are sorted by machine, others by title or keywords.

an ascii version of this file is also available, and actually contains more information.

in recent issues the layout has drastically changed, and supplements have been added. the new special interests section contains many small topics (about 50 per issue) and is not covered - yet.

the 5,000 records of the index, once entered in 'view' (ancient bbc word-processor), on my archimedes 310, under the bbc emulator, were then spell-checked with word perfect 4.2. searching and sorting was done by a simple bbc basic program. finally, the resultant 200k file was transferred to a ms-dos disk by using the acorn pc-emulator.

my thanks to derek cohn for his help and suggestions and acorn computer for their software, and absolutely no thanks to either watford electronics or securicor for loosing my hard disk and making the index a week late. brian n butterworth, june 1989.

bank's statement

this is an alphabetical listing of all martin bank's musings. the ascii version of the index also contains an outline of the article.
a gross of fresh sales staff, please... (oct82)
a machine for all seasons (apr82)
a sense of duty. (nov83)
above board (dec85)
any old junk? (jul83)
balancing act (nov88)
beat the clock (feb87)
bells whistles and gizmos. (mar83)
bit wars (aug85)
chippery and rivalry (dec82)
common carrier (mar87)
daylight robbery (oct87)
dearly departed (mar86)
dedication (oct85)
divine laws? (jul84)
eastern rising (mar85)
easy money (may86)
fond farewell (jul87)
food for thought (oct84)
freedom fighter (jul88)
friend or foe? (nov84)
future shock (sep88)
getting the strength of insurance (jul82)
hand's off! (jan89)
hands off! (dec87)
happy birthday (apr86)
here's to dumb users everywhere (dec81)
hidden meaning (jun86)
high technology? we are not impressed. (may83)
home computers - good or bad. (feb83)
home help (jun88)
how small is beautiful? (feb82)
ignorance is bliss (mar88)
in the know (sep85)
information gap (aug86)
interconnections (may89)
intimidation (may84)
is it a bird, is it a plane... (aug81)
is it worth it? (jun82)
ivor's dream (jun85)
knife or boomerang? (aug84)
last rites (jan86)
launched leviathans, mangled minnows (nov81)
look and learn (feb88)
macho myth (oct88)
micro machismo. (jun83)
microcosm (aug87)
model citizens (mar89)
money talks (jun87)
moral code (jan88)
new horizons? (feb85)
nip in the air (jul81)
of mice and menus. (oct83)
old enough to know better (sep82)
out of this world (aug88)
panic station (apr88)
passing the bug (apr87)
picture talk (jul85)
placing bets (nov82)
protection racket (dec88)
rapport! (apr84)
rent-a-micro (mar82)
ring in the new (mar84)
rip-off, ahoy! (jun84)
rise and fall (feb86)
room for one (nov86)
roundabout (nov85)
say it again, ken (may82)
selling short. (apr83)
something to bank on (jan82)
song and dance (feb89)
spread the word (jan84)
stand in line, get your picture took... (jan83)
standards of excellence. (aug83)
state of repair (jan85)
swansong (apr85)
system crash (oct86)
talking toys (sep84)
technical ethics (apr89)
the biggest slice (dec84)
the book of the video (aug82)
the gates are wide open (oct81)
the great divide (jul86)
the party's over... (feb84)
the seven ages. (dec83)
the speed trap (jan87)
the sulking moron (sep81)
top of the pops. (sep83)
true spirit (dec86)
under pressure (may85)
unreal time (nov87)
vax of life (may87)
woman's work (jun89)
word play (may88)

benchtests

the pcw hardware reviews, or benchtests, one of the magazine's most constant features, are listed here in alphabetical order under various section headings, firstly the ibm compatible machines, then 68000 series machines, cp/m machines, other z80 based machines, 6502's, unix workstations and finally a list of portables. bts means the benchtest special magazine, and 'f' after a date indicates a focus supplement.

ibm compatibles

80386

80286

80186

8086

8088

non-ibm machines

68000

68008

68020

68030

68010

cpm

z80

6502

6809

risc

unix

portable

books - biblofile and bookfair

the book review section has been part of pcw since it's early days, firstly as part of bookfair, and after a short break in 1982, biblofile. the titles are listed here in alphabetical order.
1-2-3 the complete reference [campbell, m] (apr88)
2024 report (a concise history of the future 1974-2024) [macrae, n] (may86)
25 graphic programs in microsoft basic [o'malley, t] (oct83)
30 hour basic [prigmore, c] (apr82)
30 hour useful home computing [prigmore, c] (jan86)
6502 user's manual [carr, jj] (nov85)
80386: a programming and design handbook [brumm, p] (feb88)
8086-8088 architecture and programming [trio, jm] (may87)
a complete gcse computer studies [amor, m] (jul88)
a concise introduction to msdos [kantaris, n] (mar88)
a guide to db2 [date, cj] (oct88)
a life to live: beyond full employment [clemistson, i] (sep81)
a management system for the information business: organisational analysis [van schaik, ea] (feb86)
a method of programming [dijkstra, ew] (nov88)
a primer on pascal [conway, r] (jan82)
a to z of business computing, the [stokes, av] (jul88)
a tutorial introduction to occam programming [pountain, d] (jan88)
a young person's guide to bbc basic [milan, m] (jan84)
abc's of wordperfect, the [neilbauer, ar] (feb88)
accounting for profit with the ibm pc [senior, b] (mar87)
acorn/cambridge illustrated dictionary for young computer users [goodman, a] (nov86)
ada language and methodology [watt, d] (jun88)
ada programming language, the [pyle, ic] (jan82)
advanced amstrad cpc6128 computing [sinclair, i] (jul86)
advanced msdos [duncan, r] (feb87)
advanced sound and graphics for the dragon [brain, k & s] (mar84)
advanced turbo pascal [schidt, h] (jan88)
advanced turbo prolog [schidt, h] (jan88)
alan turing: the enigma [hodges, a] (apr84)
algorithms - the spirit of computing [harel, d] (oct87)
an adventure in programming techniques [mitchell, d] (sep86)
an introduction to distributed and parallel computing [crichlow, jm] (sep88)
an introduction to expert systems [goundran, m] (nov86)
anatomy of the cpcs, the [walker, j] (jan87)
anatomy of the dragon [james, m] (mar84)
apple macintosh encyclopaedia [phillips, g] (sep85)
applesoft basic subroutines and secrets [sullivan, j] (jan88)
applications of expert systems [quinlan, jr] (may88)
art of computer conversation, the [gaines, rb & shaw, m] (oct84)
artificial intelligence - applications to logical reasoning and historical research [ennals, r] (jul85)
artificial intelligence and statistics [gale, w] (oct87)
artificial intelligence: human effects [yazdani, m & narayanan, a] (mar85)
artificial intelligence: theory, logic and application [brule, jf] (jan87)
astronomy with your personal computer [duffet-smith, p] (mar86)
audit of computer systems [thomas, aj] (oct81)
autocad [cohn, ds] (apr89)
automated battlefield, the [barnaby, f] (aug86)
basic conversions handbook for apple, trs80 and pet users [brain bank] (jul82)
basic programming on the acorn electron [cryer, n and cryer, p] (jun84)
basic programming on the bbc microcomputer [cryer, n] (aug82)
basic rom user guide for the bbc microcomputer and acorn electron [plumbley, m] (jan85)
basic systems analysis [daniels, a] (oct88)
bbc basic for beginners [smith,d] (jan84)
bbc book: basic sound and graphics, the [mcgregor, j and watt, a] (jan84)
bbc microcomputer for beginners, the [dunn, s and morgan v] (jan84)
beat the odds - microcomputer emulations of casino games [sagan, h] (dec81)
beat the odds - microcomputer simulations of casino games [sagan, h] (sep85)
beauty of fractals, the [peitgen, ho] (feb89)
behaviour and information technology [stewart, t] (jul82)
beyond cobol - survival in business applications programming [brown, gd] (jan82)
beyond generalisations: issues in the new technology debate [hines, c] (may82)
big blue - ibm's use and abuse of power [delamerter, rt] (jun87)
biology of computer life, the [simmon, g] (jun85)
brain of the firm [beer, s] (oct81)
build your own expert system [naylor, c] (may88)
building your first expert system [nagy, t] (may88)
business computing with the apricot computer [robwell, p] (oct86)
business graphics on the ibm pc [sandler, c] (apr87)
business presentation graphics on the amstrad pc [lang, k] (apr87)
business software tutorials [remenyi, d] (may89)
business worksheets for lotus 1-2-3 [grushcow, j] (sep85)
c as a second language [muldner, t] (nov88)
c book, the [banahan, m] (aug88)
c made easy [schildt, h] (may87)
c programming principles and practice [allan, b] (jan88)
c64 assembly language [maurer, wd] (may86)
c: a dabhand guide [burgess, m] (nov88)
cad/cam with personal computers [carberry, pr] (oct85)
cadcam process, the [hawkes, b] (apr89)
charles babbage - pioneer of the computer [hyman, a] (may85)
cobol workbook - a self-study introduction to the cobol programming language [parkin, a] (jan82)
comal bulletin - structured methods in programming and educating [atherton, r] (aug82)
commodore 64 data files [miller, d] (jan85)
commodore 64 subroutine cookbook [busch, dd] (mar85)
communicating sequential processes [hoare, car] (nov87)
communicating with microcomputers [cullimore, i] (jan88)
communicating with microcomputers [lane, je] (sep81)
communicating with the ibm pc series [held, g] (dec88)
companion to the oric 1, the [adamson, i] (aug84)
complete hypercard handbook, the [goodman, d] (mar88)
complete programmer, the [james, m] (sep83)
computer acronyms, abbreviations etc [wrathall, cp] (feb82)
computer animation [halas, j] (mar84)
computer animation [weinstock, n] (feb89)
computer art and graphics [bruck, a] (apr87)
computer art and graphics [bruck, a] (jan85)
computer book, the [bradbeer, r] (apr82)
computer contract negotiations [auer, j] (jul82)
computer gamesmanship [levy, d] (oct83)
computer graphics 82 [[conference report]] (mar84)
computer graphics [lewell, j] (oct85)
computer graphics primer [waite, m] (mar84)
computer handbook: a businessman's guide to choosing and using a computer system, the [jones, c] (aug86)
computer handbooks: multimate [townley, c] (feb88)
computer image generation [schachter, bj] (mar84)
computer image, the [various] (oct83)
computer images, state of the art [deken, j] (feb84)
computer languages: a guide for the perplexed [baron, ns] (aug88)
computer performance evaluation [morris, mf] (jun82)
computer programming (made simple) [maynard, j] (dec86)
computer programming in basic [carter, rl] (jun81)
computer security: a handbook for management [fine, lh] (jan87)
computer solutions for business [dayton, d] (jun88)
computer speadsheets [day, n] (dec85)
computer user's guide to electronics [margolis, a] (apr86)
computer vision a first choice [boyle, rd] (jul88)
computer, education and special needs [goldenberg, ep] (aug87)
computerising work: people, systems design and work-place relations [willcocks, l] (apr88)
computers and the law [mawrey, r] (mar89)
computers can read [brophy, p] (feb86)
computers for beginners [selkirk, e] (nov86)
computers for image-making [clark, dr] (mar84)
computing using basic - an interactive approach [cope, t] (jun82)
concise encyclopaedia of information technology [stokes, av] (oct86)
copyright [ploman, ew] (jun81)
cp/m plus handbook [miller, ar] (mar88)
cpm - the software bus [clarke, a & eaton, m] (may84)
cpm primer (2nd edition) [murtha, s & waite, m] (may84)
crash course in artificial intelligence and expert systems [frenzel, le] (oct87)
creative computer graphics [jankel, a and morton, r] (mar85)
creative computer: machine intelligence and human knowledge, the [michie, d & johnston, r] (apr85)
creative intelligence [gregory, r] (oct87)
cryptograph - a primer [konheim, ag] (nov81)
cult of information, the [roszak, t] (feb87)
cybernetic imagination in science fiction, the [warrick, ps] (may81)
cybernetic music [jaxitron] (may86)
data base management for the apple [wadsworth, n] (apr84)
data base management packages [lang, k] (nov87)
data base management systems [kruglinski, d] (apr84)
data theft [cornwall, h] (nov87)
dbase iii plus [hergert, d] (oct88)
dbase iii plus multi-user applications [baker, rh] (oct88)
dbase iii plus programming: tips & techniques [prague, cn] (nov87)
definition of programming languages, the [mcgettrick, ad] (jul81)
design and reproduction for word processing [hawgood, d] (oct86)
design for desktop publishing [miles, j] (dec87)
designing systems for people [damodaran, l] (jun81)
designs on your desktop [atherton, h] (apr89)
desktop computing with the sinclair ql for the professions and businesses [mills, b] (dec84)
desktop publishing [bate, jsj] (dec87)
desktop publishing bible [stockford, j] (dec87)
desktop publishing companion, the [jones, g] (dec87)
desktop publishing from a to z [grout, b] (jun89)
desktop publishing on the amstrad pc [campbell, j] (jun89)
devil's dp dictionary, the [kelly-bootle, s] (may82)
dictionary of computing (2nd edition) [illingworth, v] (jul88)
dictionary of computing and new information technology [meadows, aj & gorden, m & singleton, a] (oct84)
dictionary of data processing - second edition [maynard, j] (aug82)
dictionary of information technology [collin, ph] (jul88)
dirk gently's holistic detective agency [adams, d] (jul87)
disk basic on your micro [chadwick, m & hannah, ja] (jun85)
disk drive projects on micros [millan, m] (dec84)
dp international 1981 [idpm] (aug81)
dragon trainer, the [lloyd, b] (mar84)
dtp - the complete guide to corporate desktop publishing [jones, r] (jun89)
dynamic games for the zx spectrum [hartnell, t] (nov83)
educational software - a creator's handbook [alexander, k & blanchard, d] (jul85)
electronic and computer music [manning, p] (oct85)
elementary mathematics for computing [lance, lr] (aug87)
elements of artificial intelligence: a introduction using lisp [tanimoto, sl] (oct87)
english/german & german/english dictionary of computers [verlag, s] (jul88)
ergonomic aspects of visual display terminal [grandjean, e] (jun81)
espionage in the silicon valley [halamka, jd] (jun85)
essential guide to bulletin board systems [dewey, pr] (jun87)
everything you want to know about personal computers [rodwell, p] (apr82)
executive computing - how to get it done on your own [nevison, jm] (dec81)
experiments in artificial intelligence for small computers [krutch, j] (sep81)
expert database systems [kerschberg, l] (nov87)
expert system development in prolog and turbo prolog [smith, p] (mar89)
expert systems - artificial intelligence in business [harmon, p] (may88)
expert systems [nebendahl, d] (mar89)
expert systems [siegal, p] (dec87)
expert systems for business [silverman, bg] (may88)
explorer's guide to the zx spectrum and zx81 [boon, k] (nov83)
exploring adventures on the oric 48k [gerrard, p] (aug84)
face to file communication - a psychological approach to information systems [christie, b] (feb82)
fast track [jarrett, d] (jan89)
file structures using pascal [miller, ne] (feb88)
files and databases: and introduction [smith, pd] (feb88)
financial modelling on a microcomputer [dobre, m] (may84)
first byte: choosing and using a home computer [rohan,ms] (dec83)
first course in data processing [cougar, jd] (aug81)
flight simulator co-pilot [gulick, c] (apr87)
football pools with the commodore 64 [george, f ] (feb86)
forth for micros [oakey, s] (nov84)
fortran 8x explained [metcalf, m] (jun88)
forward 100: logo and your child: a new way of learning [hammon, r] (nov85)
framework ii [prague, cn] (mar87)
from idea to print [o'connell, t] (jun89)
fundamentals of computing [rowntree, g] (may88)
fundamentals of information technology [wilkinson, gg] (jun88)
future of the microcomputer in schools, the [evans, n] (dec86)
games and other programs for the electron [calcraft, l] (jun84)
gcse computer studies [mcgee, p] (aug87)
get more from the epson printer [curran, s] (may85)
getting more from your oric [hicks, he] (aug84)
getting started on the oric 1 [cole, dgj] (aug84)
getting started on your oric [hartnell, t and shaw, p] (aug84)
good computing guide for beginners, the [jarrett, d] (may81)
good programming with ql super-basic [atherton, r] (nov84)
guide to the best business software for the ibm pc, a [dorf, rc] (sep84)
hacker's handbook iii [cornwall, h] (mar88)
hacker's handbook, the [cornwall, h] (aug85)
handbook of artificial intelligence, the [barr] (oct87)
hard disk management (for ibm pc, xt and at) [cain, t] (nov86)
hard disk management with msdos and pcdos [gooking, d] (mar88)
high-tech espionage: how the kgb smuggles nato's strategic secrets to moscow [tuck, j] (may86)
home computer wars [tomczyk, ms] (jul85)
hotline: a personal guide to computer communications [knox, b] (jun86)
how machines think [ford, n] (oct87)
how to buy software: the master guide to picking the right program [glossbrenner, a] (jan85)
how to buy the right small business computer system [smolin, cr] (mar82)
how to choose your small business computer [eaton, jm] (nov81)
how to debug your personal computer [huffman, j] (aug82)
how to make money from your software - legal and business aspects [staines, a] (jul85)
how to write a computer manual a handbook to software documentation [price, j] (sep86)
human resources and computing [winfield, i] (nov86)
ibm displaywriter user's guide [crondahl, j] (sep84)
ibm pc and xt owners manual [chertok, bl rosenfeld, d stone, jh] (sep84)
ibm pcs and compatible: a business user's guide [lewis, c] (dec86)
ibm personal computer handbook, the [dravnieks, de] (sep84)
ibm personal computer, the [depace, md] (oct84)
ibm personal system/2: a business perspective [hoskins, j] (jan88)
illustrated cp/m wordstar dictionary [stultz, ra] (dec83)
illustrated displaywriter [herzlich, p] (may89)
illustrated multimate advantage [herzlick, p] (may89)
illustrating bbc basic [alcock, d] (jan87)
illustrating pascal [alcock, d] (jan88)
impact of microelectronics: a review [bessant, jr] (aug81)
in search of the most amazing thing [snyder, t] (aug87)
information age technology (jun88)
information analysis: selected readings [galliers, r] (jun88)
information systems education [buckingham, ra] (jun88)
information technology yearbook 83/4, the [hills, dr pj & martlew, r] (sep83)
information unlimited [sommerville, i] (apr84)
inside apple's prodos [campbell, j] (mar85)
inside os/2 [letwin, g] (sep88)
inside the personal computer (a pop-up guide) [gallagher, s] (jan87)
interactive 3d computer graphics [ammeraal, l] (feb89)
interactive multimedia [ambron, s] (oct88)
introducing c [allan, b] (may86)
introducing computers [condon, r] (mar82)
introducing computers [peltu, m] (dec83)
introducing logo [allan, b] (jul84)
introducing microprocessors [sinclair, ir] (mar82)
introducing pc-dos and ms-dos [sheldon, t] (jan86)
introducing word processing [simons, gl] (feb82)
introduction to computer animation [wadsworth, n] (mar84)
introduction to computer science [zwass, v] (aug81)
introduction to computers [london, k] (dec86)
introduction to cryptology [beckett, b] (mar89)
introduction to dbase iii plus programming [ashton-tate] (nov87)
introduction to interactive computer graphics [scott, je] (mar84)
introduction to programming [naylor, j] (mar88)
introduction to word processing and typing [fraser, k] (mar86)
is god a programmer? [simons, g] (oct88)
is man a robot? [simons, g] (feb87)
issues in the adoption of microelectronics [bessant, jr] (may82)
joy of computers, the [laurie, p] (feb84)
joy of minis and micros, the [stein, p] (dec81)
kids and computers [galanter, e] (sep83)
leaning to use the electron computer [cryer, a] (jun84)
leaning with adventure programs [mcleod, r] (feb85)
learning basic with your sinclair zx80 [norman, r] (apr81)
learning timex sinclair basic [lien, d] (nov83)
legal protection of computer programs [niblett, b] (apr81)
leisure shock, the [jenkins, c] (dec81)
lexicon of c [ragen, a] (sep88)
liberating technology: steps towards a benevolent society [graves, j] (sep86)
living in the future [radnor, a] (oct81)
logo for beginners [penfold, jw] (sep88)
looking good in print [parker, rc] (jun89)
lotus 123 simplified [bolocan, d] (mar87)
lotus guide to jazz in business, the [lotus] (mar86)
low cost local area networks [bridges, spm] (jun87)
mac - the apple macintosh book [lu, c] (may85)
machine code extensions for spectrum basic [banks, r] (apr85)
macintosh - a concise guide to applications software [nouhuys, dv] (nov85)
macintosh logo [haigh, rw] (oct86)
macthink! increasing intelligence and creativity with the macintosh computer [birkenbihl, vf] (aug86)
making of the micro [evans, c] (apr81)
making of the micro, the [evans, c] (sep83)
making the most of your zx80 [hartnell, t] (apr81)
management expert systems [ernst, cj] (mar89)
management guide to office automation [bate, j] (jul87)
managing expert systems [bryant, n] (may88)
managing the micro a guide to control & security [high, j] (oct86)
managing with micros [lewis, c] (feb87)
managing your business with multiplan [watkin, rk] (apr88)
managing your business with the ibm pc [lang, k] (apr86)
managing your computing: a practical handbook [leggetter, d] (feb89)
manufacturing information systems [sartori, lg] (jun88)
massacre in merano [keene, r] (aug82)
mastering business microcomputing [avison, de] (jul87)
mastering dos: the complete tutorial and user's guide [robbins, j] (mar88)
mastering pascal programming [huggins, e] (nov83)
mastering symphony [cobb, d] (apr88)
mastering symphony [cobb, d] (mar85)
mastering the 68000 microprocessor [robinson, pr] (may87)
mastering ventura [matthew, h] (jun89)
mathematics and the micro [d'arcy j] (jun86)
media lab, the [brand, s] (may88)
medical expert systems using personal computers [press, s] (mar89)
metamagical themes: questing for the essence of mind and pattern [hofstadter, dr] (apr86)
micro games [bossert, p & dickinson, p] (oct83)
micro manual, the [hastead, s] (dec84)
micro to mainframe links [kopeck, rf] (jun87)
micro-prolog and artificial intelligence [berk, aa] (nov85)
microchild - learning through logo [gascoigne, s] (nov84)
microchip: appropriate or inappropriate technology, the [burns, a] (sep81)
microchip: the story of a revolution and the man who made it [reid, tr] (dec85)
microcomputer colour graphics system [bell, d] (mar84)
microcomputer controlled toys & games & how they work [waterford, v] (oct83)
microcomputer in education [smith, c] (may82)
microcomputer interfacing [beer, md] (dec85)
microcomputer users handbook 1985, the [longley, d] (sep85)
microcomputers and children [obrist, aj] (apr87)
microcomputers for financial planning [drew, r] (apr88)
microcomputers in education 2 [ramsden, e] (apr85)
microcomputers in the classroom [maddison, a] (aug87)
microcomputers: an industry sector overview [[report]] (oct84)
microcomputing and children [obrist, aj] (oct85)
microprocessors: a short introduction [morgan, e] (apr81)
micros for handicapped users [saunders, p] (jun85)
mini dictionary of computing (jul88)
minicomputer simplified, the [brown, cw] (may81)
musical applications of microprocessor [chamberlin, h] (may81)
nailing jelly to a tree [willis, j] (aug81)
naked computer [rochester, jb and gantz, j] (jul84)
natural language processing [tennant, h] (mar82)
natural language understanding [allen, j] (jan89)
necen voyage, the [davis, ws] (aug86)
network systems [lal, r] (jun82)
networking with the bbc microcomputer [napier, rg] (apr85)
new agenda, the [kinsman, f] (jul84)
new technology: society, employment and skill [css] (sep81)
numerical recipes in c [press, wh] (nov88)
office technology in the 80s - electronic mail systems [welch, ja] (mar82)
olivetti guide to buying a business computer, the [olivetti] (nov81)
on line programming: a management guide [abbott, j] (jul81)
operating systems - a user friendly guide [trevennor, a] (nov84)
operating systems for microcomputers [lane, j] (jun81)
organisers [johnson, rc] (apr89)
os/2 a business perspective [conklin, d] (dec88)
osi explained: end to computer communication standards [henshall, j] (dec88)
out of the inner circle - a hacker's guide to computer security [landreth, b] (aug85)
parallel distributed processing (vols 1, 2 and 3) [rumelhart, de] (sep88)
parallel logic programming in prolog [gregory, s] (sep88)
parallel processing: the transputer and occam [carling, a] (sep88)
pascal for basic programmers [seiter, c & weiss, r] (nov83)
pascal for the macintosh [ledgard, h] (jul86)
pascal programming: a beginner's guide to computers and programming [hawksley, c] (may87)
patter recognition [james, m] (apr88)
pc upgrade handbook, the [smith, c] (may89)
pebbles to computers: the thread [blohn, h] (jul87)
penguin computing book, the [curran s and curnow, r] (mar84)
penguin dictionary of computers [chandon, a] (jul88)
penguin dictionary of computers, the [chandor, a] (jan86)
personal computer handbook [buchsbaum, wh] (dec81)
personal computer handbook [hartnell, t with pugsley s] (feb84)
personal computer handbook, the [rodwell, p] (feb84)
personal computer programming encyclopaedia [birnes, wj] (jan86)
pick operating system: a practical guide, the [bourdon, rj] (mar88)
pilgrim in the micro-world [sudnow, d] (jul84)
postscript language reference manual (dec87)
postscript language tutorial and cookbook (dec87)
power windows [heid, j] (jan89)
practical information processing [skinner, gc & pentice, em] (sep83)
practical programs for the bbc computer and acorn atom [johnson-davis, d] (jul82)
pre-basic book, the [wilson, fa] (dec85)
presentation graphics on the ibm pc [lambert, s] (jul86)
principles of programming languages [tennent, rd] (dec81)
printed word, the [kater, da] (mar86)
problem solving principles for basic programmers [lewis,, we] (oct81)
professional programmers' guide to ada, the [dawes, j] (aug88)
professional programmers' guide to modula-2, the [sutherland, r] (aug88)
professional programmers' guide to pascal, the [watt, da] (aug88)
program your microcomputer in basic [goslin, p] (jan82)
programmer's guide to windows [durant, d] (jan88)
programmers at work [lammers, s] (nov87)
programmers' guide to pc and ps/2 video systems [wilton, r] (aug88)
programming for education of the electron computer [hall, p and scriven, j] (jun84)
programming in basic for personal computers [heiserman, d] (jun81)
programming in pop-11 [laventhol, j] (aug88)
programming with windows [farrell, t] (may89)
puzzled programmers [weisenberg, m] (dec87)
ql assembly language programming [opie, c] (feb85)
r:base system v (inc r:base 5000) [baran, n] (oct88)
radio hacker's handbook, the [sassoon, g] (jun86)
real time software for small systems [leigh, aw] (aug88)
recursive descent compiling [davis, ajt] (jul82)
rise and fall of osborne computer corp, the [osborne, a & dvork, j] (dec84)
robot book, the [dawson, r] (nov85)
robot heritage, the [frude, n] (feb85)
roderick [sladek, j] (may81)
rs232 made easy: connecting computers, printers, terminals and modems the [seyer, md] (jan85)
running ms-dos [wolverton, v] (oct88)
running msdos [wolverton, v] (jun85)
running windows [nancy, a] (may89)
science on line [brankin, c] (aug87)
science technology and the labour process [levidow, l] (sep81)
selecting business software [berman, ed and dewhurst, l] (apr85)
selling your software [davis, re] (jan86)
servicing personal computers [tooley, m] (jul85)
shareware book, the [flock, e] (feb88)
silicon chip book, the [marsh, p] (jun81)
simple c, a beginners guide [sinclair, i] (nov88)
simple pascal [mcgregor, jj] (jan82)
sinclair and the 'sunrise' technology [adamson, i] (mar87)
sinclair story, the [dale, r] (mar86)
sinclair zx81 - programming for real applications, the [hurley, r] (jul82)
smalltalk 80 [mevel, a] (aug88)
software business, the [solomon, m] (feb87)
software secrets - input, output and data storage techniques [beech, g] (may82)
soul of a new machine, the [kidder, t] (jun82)
soul of cpm [waite, m & laforte, r] (may84)
staff attitudes and aptitudes [bird, e] (nov81)
steve jobs the journey is the report [young, js] (dec88)
structured basic and beyond [w] (jun81)
structured programming with comal [horwood, e] (jul82)
structuring fortran 77 for business and general applications [seeds, hl] (jan82)
super-user's bbc micro book [james, b] (jul86)
supercharging msdos [wolverton, v] (nov87)
supercomputers of today and tomorrow: the parallel processing revolution [jenkins, ra] (sep86)
surefire programming in c [stewart, wa] (oct85)
symphony: an applications guide [wheelwright, g] (feb86)
syntax analysis and software tools [gough, kj] (jan89)
take off with the electron and bbc micro [bishop, a & bishop, o] (jun84)
theory of compatibility, the [sommerhalder, r] (feb89)
thirty programs for the zx80 1k [melbourne house] (apr81)
towards a magical technology [graves, t] (jun87)
towards fifth generation computers [simons, gl] (jul84)
true basic: programs and subroutines [craig, jc] (jun86)
understanding computer systems [lawson, hw] (aug81)
understanding computers and cognition [winograd, t] (jan89)
understanding computers: a user-friendly guide [stevens, r] (jun86)
understanding data [sprentm p] (jan89)
understanding javelin plus [levine, jr] (apr88)
understanding r:base system v [simpson, a] (oct88)
understanding the professional programmer [weinberg, gm] (apr89)
unix - a practical introduction for users [whiddett, rj] (apr86)
up the epd pyramid [french, j] (mar82)
usborne guide to computers [smith, br] (apr82)
using autocad [fouch, bl] (apr89)
using computers in mathematics [elgarten, gh] (aug87)
using concurrent pc-dos [dahmke, m] (mar88)
using data communications on the amstrad pc1512/1640 [james, m] (dec88)
using locomotive basic 2 - on the amstrad pc1512 [ransom, r] (may87)
using microcomputers in business - a guide for the perplexed [veit, ss] (jul82)
using microsoft windows [pearson, r] (may89)
using structured design [stevens, wp] (jul81)
using supercalc4 [doyle, wj] (apr88)
using visicalc: getting down to business [klizner, c & plociak, mj] (may84)
using wordstar 1512/1640 on the amstrad pc [sinclair, i] (feb88)
websters microcomputer buyer's guide [webster, t] (feb82)
which peripherals? [letcher, p] (sep85)
which? software guide, the [which?] (may85)
who needs a home computer? [rowntree, d] (feb86)
whole earth software catalogue, the [brand, s] (may85)
why do you need a personal computer [leventhal, la] (aug81)
woman and computing the golden opportunity [deakon, r] (dec84)
women in computing [simon, gl] (oct81)
word processing - a guide to typography tests and in house graphics [uchelen, rv] (feb82)
word processing -keyboard application and exercises [rose, a] (may82)
word processing [morgan, r] (nov81)
word processing book, the [osman, t] (feb88)
word processor training guides: microsoft word [andralojc, h] (feb88)
wordstar and cpm made easy [lee, jd] (dec83)
work out computer studies 'o' level and gcse [taylor, g] (jul86)
working for a future [ecology party] (sep81)
working with dbase ii [de pace, m] (feb85)
world challenge [jacques, j] (jun82)
writer and the word processor, the [hammond, r] (feb85)
writing in the computer age [fluegelman, a & hewes, jj] (dec83)
writing interactive compilers and interpreters [brown, pj] (jan82)
your job in the eighties - a women's guide to new technology [huws, u] (aug82)
z88 computing [sinclair, i] (may88)
zx80 companion (2nd edition), the [trotter, t and logan, i] (apr81)
zx80 pocket book, the [toms, t] (apr81)
zx81 basic programming manual, the [sinclair] (jul81)

computer answers

computer answers, pcw's problem page was finally dropped as it became far too specific: 'how do i connect printer a to computer b' questions. however, over the years much wisdom has been handed out, and here it is listed in a hopefully useful form, listed usually by machine.

16

6502

68000

80c86

acorn

act

advance

advanced

aim

amstrad

any

anyone

apple

apricot

aquarius:

arabic

architecture,

atari

atari_st

atom

atomic

baffled

basic

bbc

blinking

bugbyte

business

c

c128

c64

calculations

cbm

choosing

cobol

colour

commodore

computer

copyright

cp/m

cpm

dbase

digital

disk

disks

diy

dmp400

dragon

edge-ware

einstein

elan

electron

engineering

epson

error

file

filing

first

forth

fortran

game

genie

getting

graphics

hardware

high

history

hp

ibm

ideal

ims5000

jargon

juggling

jupiter

learning

lotus

lynx

m/c

mac

macintosh

mail

mains

masking

mbasic

micronet

mining

monitor

msdos

mz80a

mz80k

nascom

nec

nec's

newbrain

next

olivetti

operating

oric

osborne

over

pet

portable

printer

programs

projected

ql

radix

random

rm380z

rml380z

rml80z

safe

sanyo

scientist's

selling

serial

sharp

sidecar

sinclair

sirius

slide

slipping

software

soucerer

sourcerer

south

spectrum

speech

stringy-floppies

superboard

superbrain

tandy

tangerine

tatung

texas

ti

ti994a

trackball

trackball/building

transatlantic

trs80

tuscan

tv

two

typewriter

uk101

under

unix

upgrade

user

vic

vic20

video

video_genie

viva

winchester

wordstar

z80

z800

z8000

zx80

zx81

checkouts

checkouts, the firmware and peripheral reviews have been in and out of pcw over the years, and there are surprisingly few of them. for this reason, they are listed alphabetically, and not by machine or type of any kind. if you can't find what you're looking for here, try the features section.
24 pin printers (feb88)
24 pin printers (mar87)
acorn music 500 (may85)
acorn springboard (jan88)
acorn teletext adaptor (apr84)
agf programmable joystick (dec83)
allcard (sep86)
amiga sound samplers (dec87)
ams 3in drive (jan84)
ams microscan (dec88sup)
amusement arcadia (aug83)
apple arpeggio (may81)
apple ii light pen (mar80)
ast mac286 (may88)
atari cd-001 (dec87)
atari robokit (sep88)
brother ep44 (apr84)
brother tc6000 (apr85)
c64 music expansion system (jul86)
cameron scanner (feb88)
canon bubblejet (mar88)
chromadaptor (may81)
colour output devices (sep88)
comms connection (jun89)
compunet (dec84)
concurrent cpm (may84)
dacom buzzbox (jan84)
demon (jul85)
discovery 1 (may85)
easyspeak (jan84)
epson fx-80 (jul83)
exatron stringy floppy (jun80)
fast and friendly (aug83)
ferret (jun84)
focus on visi on (nov83)
fuller spectrum sound (jun83)
fx system (nov83)
g007 graphics module (mar83)
games consoles (aug87)
hard disk cards (may86)
hawk cp-14 scanner (aug88)
hayes smartmodem 1200/smartcom ii (may86)
hercules incolour card (jun87)
heuristics speech link (oct81)
heuristics speechlab (sep79)
hi resolution on the rml380z (jul80)
hi-tech s100 colour vdu board (sep80)
hitachi cdr-1502s (mar86)
hitech speakeasy (sep81)
homelink (mar84)
hp 41 c (oct79)
hp deskjet (may88)
hp150 (may84)
ieee interface (jul86)
ikon's hobbit (jan84)
intel inboard 386/at (jul87)
iq3100 micro-translator (nov81)
juki 6100 (dec84)
kempston spectrum joy-stick (jun83)
koala pad (jan85)
laser printers (apr88)
linus write-top (oct88)
low cost networks (jul88)
mac upgrades (aug87)
mainlan (nov88)
masterscan (dec87)
mcmill 68008 card (jul85)
micro robotics snap (nov84)
microsight 1 (oct83)
microtext adaptor (may87)
microwriter (dec80)
migent modem (may87)
minor miracles ws2000 (may84)
multi-sync monitors (jan88)
music 5000 (feb87)
nucleus (apr84)
oberon omni-reader (apr85)
pc linescan (mar87)
pen man (feb85)
pfaster (jan86)
red boxes (dec86)
rgb monitors (mar85)
romplus+ for the apple ii (aug80)
rtx robot arm (dec86)
sam digitiser (may88)
sharp contrast (apr84)
softy 2 (oct81)
softy eprom programmer (jun80)
specialix 386 (apr88)
spectrum microdrive (oct83)
spectrum samplers (aug87)
st hard disks (jun89)
stack light pen (mar84)
supersoft's voicedrive (aug84)
tandy portable disk drive (mar86)
tantel adaptor (sep81)
tektitle graphics board (dec87)
telecom gold (apr84)
the inside story (dec88)
ti speech command (nov84)
timestep (jun89)
uv8 eprom eraser (may80)
vector graphics flashwriter (feb80)
video genie (feb80)
voice recognition (oct88)
votan vpc2000 (may85)

features

this, the longest section, details all the features that have been published since 1978. to assist you in finding that elusive article or series, a couple of hundred keywords have been chosen, and all articles with anything to do with that keyword are listed below it. some keywords are stems - so that 'ing' and 's' and 'ed' can be picked up as well.

keywords are such as: machines 'spectrum' 'c64' (commodore 64), 'msdos' (ibm and compatibles), or languages 'forth' 'logo', or subjects 'sound' 'graphics' 'copyright' 'dtp'.

as usually, 'f' denotes 'pc focus' and 'bts' benchtest special.

accelerator

access

accidents

account

acorn

act

action

ada

addons

add-ons

adventures

age

ai

aid

algebra

algorithm

amateur

amiga

amstrad

analogue

analysis

animation

ansi

answer

apc

apl

apple

appraisal

architecture

area

arithmetic

array

artificial

artistic

assembl

assembl

atari

atmos

atom

audio

awards

babbage

backgammon

balanc

banks

barrier

basic

basicode

batch

bbc

bcs

beginner

benchmark

benchtest

binary

bio-technology

blackjack

boat

book

boolean

brain

brawn

breakthroughs

british

bsi

bubble

buffer

bug

bulletin

bureaux

bus

business

buttons

byte

cable

cad

calculator

calculus

calendar

california

camera

capability

card

cars

casio

cassette

cbm

cellular

centronics

championship

chancellor

chaos

chapter

check

chemists

chess

chicago

children

china

chip

christmas

cia

circuit

class

clock

club

cmos

code

colour

comal

comdex

commercial

commodore

communications

compan

compar

competition

compil

compulsive

computer

computertown

concepts

conclusion

consequ

constant

consumer

contacts

contract

control

conversation

conversion

stripOutAMFMending

copyright

cosmac

cost

court

covent

cpl

cpm

cpu

cray

cricket

criminals

cronoia

cross

crunching

ctuk

cube

cursor

curve

cylinders

dai

danger

data

dbase

dead

deal

death

debate

debug

dec

decimal

decod

defence

demystifying

dentist

department

design

desktop

develop

device

diagnosis

diagrams

dial

dictionaries

different

difficult

digital

digits

dimension

dinosaurs

direct

disabled

disc

disk

display

divide

diy

doctor

document

domesday

domestic

dominoes

dork

download

dp

dr

dragon

draughts

drive

dtp

dump

dungeons

econet

edit

education

effective

efficien

eisa

electromagnetic

electronic

elementary

eliza

encode

english

enhance

enigma

enough

entrepreneur

environment

epson

equation

error

esp

eureka

europarc

europe

evaluation

event

every

example

exchanging

exciting

exhibitionism

expert

explor

expo

extended

extra

face

fair

faire

family

famos

fast

fax

fibonacci

fiction

fil

final

find

first

fit

flexible

floating

flowchart

focus

font

forcasting

forecasts

foreign

format

formula

forth

fractal

freaks

friend

function

future

fx

gadgets

game

garage

gardens

gates

gem

genie

geography

gingerbread

glossary

gomoku

government

graph

group

guide

hack

ham

handicap

happenings

hardware

hash

health

hearing

heart

helios

help

hexadecimal

high-level

histor

hmsos

hole

holo-scope

home

horrors

house

human

hyper

hyper

ibm

ideal

ideas

idpm

ieee

image

imaginary

impact

implementation

importan

improve

inadequacy

incorporate

increase

index

induction

industry

information

ingenuity

inkjets

innovation

input

insight

insoluble

insomniac

inspector

installation

instruction

insurance

integrated

intelligen

interactive

interested

interfac

interior

internally

international

interpret

interrupt

interview

intricacies

introduc

intuition

invasion

invented

inventor

itecs

itt

janus

japanese

jet

job

jungle

junkies

kew

key

kids

kim

knight

know

konigsberg

laboratory

language

lap

las vegas

laser

last

lateral

law

layman

layout

learn

ledger

leds

legal

legion

lesson

librar

life

light

line

link

lisp

list

litera

local

locked

logic

logo

london

lord

love

low

mac

machine

macro

made

magic

mail

mainframes

maintenance

manage

mandelbrot

manhunt

manipulate

manual

manufacturers

map

market

mass

master

math

matrix

mca

measures

media

medical

medicine

memory

mental

messages

method

mice

micro

micro-astrology

micro-control

midi

mighty

minefield

minimal

miracle

mnemonics

modem

money

monitor

morse

mortgages

motorola

mouse

mp

mpu

msdos

msx

ms-dos

multi

multi-purpose

multi-user

music

mvt

mycix

mystery

mz

nascom

national

natural

ncc

nd

nec

network

newbrain

newcomers

nodes

non-pc

normalisation

noughts

number

obey

object

obsession

occam

occult

office

omega

online

on-line

open

operat

optical

option

orchestra

order

organisations

oric

orientated

origins

os

othello

outliner

output

outside

owner

package

packet

page

palo

parallel

parliament

parser

pascal

patient

pattern

pc

pcl

pcw

pdp

pendant

perfect

performers

personal

pet

philomaths

philosophy

phone

photofit

picture

pilot

pint

pio

pirates

plan

play

plot

pocket

poetry

point

poker

police

polygons

polytechnic

popular

pop-up

port

positive

postscript

power

practic

praise

precautions

prediction

presel

presentation

prevention

preview

prime

printer

problem

procedure

process

professional

profile

program

project

prolog

prom

prompt

protocol

ps

psion

psych

publish

punch

punter

purchase

puzzle

px

p-system

ql

qualit

quart

questions

radical

radio

raising

ram

random

rca

reader

reason

reassessed

recognition

record

recover

recursion

reference

remembrance

repair

replace

research

resident

resolution

retailers

return

revisited

revival

revolution

rhythm

risc

rm

rml

road

robot

rooms

round

routine

royal

rtty

rubik

rule

safe

sales

sampling

san

satellite

sav

sc

scale

scan

school

science

screen

search

seat

secret

secur

segment

selection

sell

send

sense

serv

set

sf

shakespeare

sham

shape

sharp

shogi

shop

shrink

shuttle

side

signals

silence

simula

sinclair

sing

sirius

situations

sixteen

skill

small

smalltalk

smart

smc

smooth

software

sol

sony

sort

sound

sourcerer

space

specif

spectrum

speech

spellbinder

spellbound

splendid

spoken

spread

sprites

sql

square

standard

star

stat

stereo

strategy

structur

students

style

subroutines

suicide

summer

super

superior

supplie

surface

switch

swtp

swtpc

sym

symbols

syntax

synthesiser

system

tabl

tactics

take

talk

tandy

tanks

tape

teach

tech

telephone

teleprinter

telescopes

teletype

television

terminal

tessellated

test

text

theft

theor

therapy

thermal

think

thought

tidal

tiles

tim

tms

today

tokyo

touch

toy

track

training

transatlantic

transfer

translat

translat

transmi

transputer

trap

tree

tricks

trojan

trouble

trs

trundle

truth

tune

turbo

turtle

tutor

tv

type

typing

ucsd

uk

ultimate

under

unfriendly

unique

universal

universe

unix

upgrade

utility

validation

value

vdu

vegas

ventura

via

vic

video

vidicode

viewdata

virus

visicode

vision

voice

war

warnier

watch

wave

weather

wheeler

wide

wimp

winchester

window

wire

wizardry

wonderful

word

wordstar

world

wp

writ

xerox

xmodem

yardstick

year

zero

zilog's

zx