We then moved to the Spectrum and tried a variety of different display
formats, beginning with teletext graphics on the FIREVIEW2 program
(an excellent viewdata comms editor), before painstakingly hand typing
the next dozen issues into BASIC statements, filling every byte of
memory! Load some of our early issues in and take a look at the program
listings - it's no wonder the magazine was quarterly!
Then, the famous DOMINIC MORRIS, wrote a display program for the
magazine SINCLAIR NEWS, which was another evolving electronic magazine
at the time. After that ceased operating, we purchased the rights and
Dominic modified the program to display the text in our desired 42
column mode. Since then, the format of the magazine has altered
slightly, but the display program is still the same. All we need
do is reformat any articles to 42 columns and put them into Dominic's
specially written compilers, greatly reducing the hours needed to put
the magazine together.
With issues averaging approximately one megabyte, and hundreds
of pages of text, AlchNews covers everything Spectrum; including
unrivalled sections on:
hardware, software, utilities, games, fiction, tutorials, machine code, sci-fi, programming, emulators, languages, disk systems, music, and the cult 'RANTS' sections...
...all written by leading names in the Spectrum community.
Plus, every issue we give away free quality software -
some of the top Spectrum games in it's history. Such as JET SET
WILLY & top Gremlin Graphics games, from our library of hundreds of
classic games which we now have the rights to re-distribute.
AlchNews is now THE Sinclair magazine, as it supports the ZX81,
Spectrum, QL, Z88 and emulators in every issue, and not just with
the odd article every few months like some magazines do.
It's been called the best Sinclair electronic magazine around. Other
Spectrum groups give the magazine nothing but praise. It's been free
ever since issue one and will continue to be for as long as the magazine
is produced. Thanks to YOUR support, and a large archive of material,
we do not plan to stop producing the magazine for many years to come!
To read AlchNews, simply download an issue from below and then load into
Z80, ZX32, X128 or your favourite emulator which supports
multi-TAP files. We also have a version for the Cambridge Z88.
You can download these files from Z88 FOREVER.
To read AlchNews, follow your emulator's instructions on loading TAP files.
When you see the editorial screen, use the cursor keys to move up and down
the page, or left and right to the next. When you can go no further, press
the SPACE bar and then 'N' to load in the next section.
Sadly, there has been a delay with issue 31. I was scheduled to move house a couple of months before the deadline. So, I packed away all my equipment. Two months AFTER the issue should have been released, STILL no move, so I've had to unpack everything. This was also coupled with a severe lack of contributions, very little Spectrum news, and the decision of my assistant Mick Harrop to sell his "Sinclair Museum" to spend more time with his family and the money on a badly needed new roof for his home! So, once again, AlchNews is a one-man operation.
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