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dK�"There can be few Electron owners who have not acquired at least some"
nK�"knowledge of their computer from the pages of Database Publications'"
x"�"""Electron User"" magazine."
��
�M�"In this series of occaisional articles I plan supply an index for, and"
�P�"chart the course of EU from humble beginnings to its demise in July 1990."
��
�L�"The very first edition of EU appeared as a pull-out supplement in the"
�Q�"October 1983 issue of ""The Micro User"", Database's then well-established"
�Q�"monthly mag devoted to the BBC computer. In fact, the first four issues of"
�K�"EU rode piggy-back in this way and they will all be coming under the"
�"�"magnifying glass this time."
��
��"OCTOBER 1983"
��"************"
�P�"It's quite obvious that the embryonic EU was aimed at the complete novice"

O�"and/or the very young, although it should be remembered that in 1983 the"

J�"whole concept of 'Home Computing' was itself barely out of nappies!"

�

"P�"The inside front cover of this premier edition carried a full page advert"

,H�"for Database's first 'Master Class' Electron tutorial video (they"

6K�"eventually produced four in all), available at the low, low price of"

@M�"#19-95 (including VAT and P&P). This was 1983 sure enough, you had the"

J)�"option of ordering VHS or Betamax."

T�

^O�"I have had the opportunity to view two of these tapes, and although they"

hG�"are by no means big-budget, glossy productions, when it comes to"

rM�"enlightening the absolute beginner they leave the User Guide standing!"

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�N�"Page three, although untitled, had the same look as the 'News' sections"

�P�"which would start to appear in later issues. Under the heading ""Well and"

�N�"truly launched"", there was an account of a semi-theatrical promotional"

�F�"extravaganza which took place at the Park Lane Hotel in London."

��

�P�"Playing to an audience of invited journalists, and in front of a backdrop"

�K�"depicting a life-size detached house, television personalities Cliff"

�N�"Michelmore and Wendy Craig acted out the roles of 'Computer Expert' and"

�O�"'Baffled Housewife' respectively, with the resultant question and answer"

�P�"style conversation providing the predictable hype you would expect at any"

��"product launch."

��

�Q�"The rest of page three was taken up with a short piece headed ""Welcome to"
T�"Electron User"", that began with the inevitable, ""Month by month we will be" 
L�"showing you how to make the most of your Electron..."", which, in all"
M�"fairness, was a promise that EU managed to live up to in the following"
&
�"years."
0�
:M�"Pages four and five were devoted almost entirely to couple of graphics"
DN�"demo listings, '3D-PLOT' and 'WEB-WAVE'. At the bottom of page five was"
NL�"the very first 'Micro Kid' comic strip, probably the most unengaging,"
X=�"unfunny cartoon character in the history of the genre!"
b�
lM�"Page six contained adverts. A light-pen, modem and digitising graphics"
vP�"tablet were on offer to BBC users from a company in Ipswich called 'Minor"
�-�"Mirales'. Where are they now I wonder."
��
�O�"Two more shortish prog listings were featured on page seven, these were,"
�S�"""CAPITAL IDEA"", which changed the look of the Elk's upper case letter set,"
�O�"and ""DAY OF THE WEEK"", used for calculating the and naming the date of"
�?�"your birth - just in case you weren't there at the time!"
��
�Q�"'The Casting Agency' graced pages eight and nine. This was a collection of"
�K�"short VDU statements which programmed the user-defined characters to"
�K�"produce non-alpha-numeric shapes - such as the cosy 'Teapot' or more"
�N�"exotic 'Man with hat'. In later issues, readers would send in their own"
��"graphic inventions."
��
O�"Acorn had their own double-spread advert for (surprise!) the Electron on"
P�"pages ten and eleven. Along with the usual blurb, were photographs of two"
Q�"children who, using 'speech bubbles' precociously patronised their parents"
 K�"as the oldsters tried to grapple with the complexities of computing."
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4P�"These were the days when almost every micro manufacturer was still trying"
>N�"to convince parents that their children would end up on the educational"
HN�"scrap heap unless a home computer was purchased immediately. There must"
RJ�"have been  thousands of kids who managed to convince Mum & Dad that"
\O�"buying a Speccy and a copy of 'Rubble Trouble' was the first rung on the"
f*�"ladder to becoming a brain surgeon."
p�
zO�"Page twelve was set aside for an article by Mike Cook, the Micro User's" 
�Q�"hardware guru. Mr. 'C' explained why the Elk had a 50-way connector at the"
�O�"back and also provided a table which showed the type of signal that each"
�Q�"of the 50 strips carried (I'm still baffled!). It was hinted that 'bolt-on"
�(�"goodies' would soon be available."
��
�Q�"'Sounds Exciting' appeared on page thirteen. This was the audio equivalent"
�K�"of 'The Casting Agency' and listed the SOUND and ENVELOPE parameters"
�<�"needed to produce sound effects in your own programs."
��
�N�"On page fourteen was the listing for ""BOMBER STRIKE"" a version of the"
�S�"classic ""destroy-an-entire-city-just-to-land-a-single-plane"" game. Drastic"
��"or wot??"
��
P�"Page fifteen was entitled 'Software Surgery' and reviewed 4 packages from"
8�"Acornsoft. And what polite reviews they were too!"
'�"STARSHIP COMMAND - 'Enthralling'"
$4�"DRAUGHTS & REVERSI - 'A great little package'"
.�"MONSTERS - 'Compulsive'"
8�"METEORS - 'Great fun'"
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LN�"After that rather detailed description of numero uno, I'll have to wizz"
V/�"through the remaining three supplements."
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