Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

TO THE EDITOR OF WOOT MAGAZINE,

I HAVE RECENTLY PUT SOME MUSIC INTO BEEPOLA, AND HAVE FOUND THE NEW TRITONE ENGINE TO BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ENGINES. HOWEVER, I HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY OF CONTROLLING THE NOTE LENGTH IN TRITONE, AND THIS PLACES LIMITS ON THE MUSIC I FIND IT CAN BE USED FOR. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT WHEN A NOTE IS REPEATED TRITONE RUNS THE TWO NOTES TOGETHER SO ONLY ONE LONG NOTE IS PLAYED. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF ANY OF YOUR READERS CAN OFFER ADVICE ABOUT HOW THIS PROBLEM CAN BE OVERCOME USING TRITONE. IF THERE IS NO WAY OF OVERCOMING THE PROBLEM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPERS OF BEEPOLA TO IMPLEMENT A NOTE LENGTH CONTROLLING FEATURE.

A BEEPOLA USER, LANCASHIRE

I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET A SIGNAL ON MY NEW SPECTRUM, BUT NO LUCK. WOULD IT HELP IF I PLUG IT INTO THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET, OR IS THAT ASKING FOR TROUBLE? ALSO, WHICH UP IS IT SUPPOSED TO GO, IT DOES NOT SAY IN THE INSTRUCTIONS, KEYS UPWARDS OR DOWNWARDS?

MR GREY KEY, BRIGHTON, ENGLAND

DEAR WOOT MAGAZINE,

WHEN THE BLOODY HELL ARE THE BOG BROTHERS AND LASASOFT GOING TO RELEASE SOME NEW SPECCY GAMES?

CONCERNED OF LANCASTER, ENGLAND

DEAR SIR/MADMAN

32 YEARS AGO I PURCHASED A LESSER KNOWN GAME CALLED 'JET SET WILLY'. DESPITE TRYING FOR SEVERAL HOURS EVERY WEEK SINCE I CAN'T SEEM TO COMPLETE IT. I'VE RESISTED THE URGE TO LOOK AT MAGAZINES SO FAR AS I BELIEVE IT CONSTITUTES CHEATING, HOWEVER, AFTER ALL THIS TIME I'M AT MY WITS' END. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO COLLECT ALL THE ITEMS? IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER I'D SAY THE DAMNED THING HAD A BUG.

ALAN N.OTHER, SURBITON