Micro File

The best of Micro Live. Images: In the first of eight compilations Lesley Judd introduces a selection of computer graphics ranging from simple home users to million dollar animations: Home Micro Newsletter, Fractal Drawing, Computer Animation Competition.

A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. 2: At Home with the Technology: Is your home micro used only for games? Or is it just gathering dust? Fred Harris suggests some ideas for putting it to good use: Upgrading from tape to disc, Databases, Communications.

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. The Short, Short History: The history of computing is short, eventful and exhilarating or threatening. Lesley Judd introduces a selection of items from Micro Live which looks at advances in hardware and some of the public reactions: Boston Computer Museum, Memory Lane, Incompatibility: The Job Killer?

Seven programmes containing the best of the recent series of Micro Live. 4: The Game Show: Zap! Pow! Wowee! Fred Harris introduces a selection of arcade and adventure games. Air Traffic Control, Phantom Pilots, Game Killer, The Writing of Spellbreaker, The Pawn.

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. 5: Power: How powerful is the average home computer? What does power mean anyway - is it the hardware or the software? Lesley Judd investigates: Benchmarks, the 'Amiga' review, Robotics.

The best of the recent series of Micro Live. Spread the Word: Fred Harris looks at ways of communicating with a computer. Speech synthesis, Programming languages, Catching up with technology.

A selection from the recent series of Micro Live. Look to the Future: Last of the present series: Flat screen technology, Molecular memories, Parallel processing, The Inmos transputer.

Lesley Judd and Fred Harris introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live. Few rock and pop records are made today without the help of sophisticated computer-based synthesisers. They can produce the sound of any instrument and replay strings of notes more accurately than session musicians. Micro Live traces the development of such synthesisers, from the 19th-century Telharmonium, to the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument which impersonates an orchestra.

Lesley Judd and Fred Harris introduce a compilation of items from the recent series of Micro Live.

Electronic Publishing with Lesley Judd and Fred Harris.