Acorn User & The Micro User Magazines

1982  front  back
The BBC computer is born in November 81. And in the following July the first issue of Acorn User is published. The ZX-Spectrum is released in April and the Commodore C-64 in August of this year.
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1983  front  back
The Micro User starts in March. Micro Power have all the back covers this year. One of Micro Powers best games Killer Gorilla is released in July.
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1984  front  back
Micro Power have all the back covers this year and publish Mr.Ee in November.
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1985  front  back
Feburary sees the last of Micro Powers back covers with Mr.Ee. In March they have an inside advert for Castle Quest. July see's the release of perhaps Superiors most successful game - Repton. Micro Power's swansong Dr.Who and the Mines of Terror was released in November.
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1986  front  back
The Micro User starts to cover business and education by April. There are no Micro Power ads this year. Acornsoft is bought by Superior and in November the first co-branded game Galaforce comes out.
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