The third issue of Oberon magazine features a guide to formatting articles and graphics using the ZX-WINWORD text editor, a detailed comparative breakdown of seven Z80 assemblers (including Edas and Alasm), and an analysis of bootloader evolution. The gaming section covers Eidolon, Dark Star, and Quazatron alongside reviews of sixteen standout ZX Spectrum titles. A central focal point is the dynamic debate regarding Amiga, IBM PC, Scorpion, and Profi platforms, paired with a critique of Faultless magazine and the Enlight'96 demo festival. Hardware enthusiasts will find schematics for Scorpion ZS TURBO modifications, Profi INT interrupt timing adjustments, and digital sound output fixes via AY-3-8910, complemented by articles on hacker culture, satirical fiction, and reader contests.
Issue contents:
- From the authors - We will not talk about the difficulties that the editors encountered when creating the third issue of Oberon.
- How to write in Oberon - Writing an article in "OBERON" is very simple!
- Scroll - description of the 3D game Eidolon, which harmoniously combines the ACTION and ADVENTURE genres.
- Scroll - description of the space shooter Dark Star.
- Scroll - description of the game Qazatron/Magnetron, which received the Sibclair User CLASSICS mark, meaning that this program is the best in its genre!
- About everything - letters from readers: Peace User, Vladimir Ilymov, Phantom Lord.
- About everything - who is M.M.A, and why does he call himself the Leader of All Samara Hackers.
- Amiga rulez? - if you have never seen a “live” AMIGA, imagine a computer no larger than an ordinary BK-shki that connects to any TV and has IBM capabilities!
- What should be a "boot" - a few thoughts about the development of BOOT building and some of its modern trends.
- Letter from Queen Software - I want to tell you about my impressions after watching the AMIGA demos... After checking out the screenshots from online, I puked! Did they draw on the spot five minutes before the start?
- Review - review of toys: Space Gun, World Championchip Soccer, Night Breed, Satan 2, Obliterator, Stun Runner, Side Arms, Salamnder, Dark Fusion, Moontorc, Blood Valley, Magicians Land, Magic Fields, Mountain Bike Simulator, Starfox, Heavy Metall Mover.
- Review of assemblers - Edas 3.3, Assembler for Scorpion, XAS, ZX-ASM, Alasm 2.8, Master Assembler v.1.1, TASM 4.1.
- Our answer - the whole truth about the Faultless magazine and its creators.
- Our answer - Scropion VS Profi: which Spectrum is cooler?
- Our answer - A hacker is not a hacker. Who are Hackers?
- Hardware - About connecting AY-3-8910(8912) for playing digital music.
- Iron - Once again about “TURBO” in the SCORPION ZS 256.
- Iron - modification of INT'a Profi to Pentagon's wax.
- Let's Pogurm - microdrama in the system backbone.
- Let's Gourmet - America sleeps quietly.
- Gourmet - the fruits of progress.
- Let's get drunk - army insanity (part 1).
- Let's get drunk - army insanity (part 2).
- Educational program - educational program about Hackers based on materials from the weekly magazine "CompuTerra".
- Educational program - pirates starting with the letter "X". What types of Hackers are there?
- Competition - Your task is to guess the name of the song, as well as the artist/group.
- Competition - fragment #1.
- Competition - fragment #2.
- Competition - fragment #3.
- Advertising is simply a marketing engine.
- Advertising - repair and modernization of Spectrum compatible computers.
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