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_{Cover of the April 1983 issue of Your Computer}

Your Computer was a popular home computer magazine that was published in the U.K. in the 1980s. In fact, it was the U.K'S most popular computer magazine for a time. The April 1983 issue includes:

Editorial and Your Letters - Letters from readers about Castle of Riddles, scrolling on the Spectrum, BBC BASIC, increasing usable memory in the Dragon 32, and more. Plus an editorial on increasing computer usage.

New - The Microdrive becomes available, Peanut Computers offers Apple II clone, TI releases new portable computer, Dragon to release new 64k machine, a price cut for the Atari 400, and more.

Computer Club - News and updates about local computer clubs throughout the U.K.

First Bytes - Questions answerd about how cursor control keys work, formatting printing in BASIC, debugging, and more.

Dragon Software Survey - A look at the best computer programs for the Dragon 32. Some titles include Dragon Trek, Roulette, 747 Simulator, 3D Maze, Samuraie Warrior, and many more.

BBC Buggy - Building a robot controlled by the BBC computer.

_{Table of Contents from the April 1983 issue of Your Computer}

Atari Toad - A type-in game for the Atari 400/800 in which you control a toad trying to catch flies.

BBC Modes - A technique for mixing double-height, normal, and double-width text on the screen at the same time.

Ace Character Forming - Creating custom character sets on the Jupiter Ace in order to improve printing.

ZX-81 Ground Strike - A type-in game for the ZX-81 in which you control a combat aircraft conducting ground strikes.

Spectrum Death Duel - A type-in two player game in which you must trap your opponent.

VIC Variables - A crash course in using variables on the VIC-20.

6502 Machine Code - A guide to 6502 machine language programming designed for creating faster games on the VIC-20, Atom Oric, and BBC Micro.

Spectrum Animation - Some machine code routines for creating smooth animation on the Spectrum.

_{Back cover of the April 1983 issue of Your Computer}

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