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== '''AA 001 - October 1985''' ==
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Like most other Amstrad CPC magazines, '''''[[Amstrad Action]]''''' published listings, or Type-Ins. Information about the type-ins in each issue, including downloads and screenshots, is provided in the links below.
  
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''No listings published in this issue''
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Type-ins ran from issue 3 to issue 108 and covered a vast range of programs, from serious utilities to full games.
  
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== '''AA 002 - November 1985''' ==
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== 1985 ==
  
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''No listings published in this issue''
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1985 Type-Ins|December 1985]] (#3)
  
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== '''AA 003 - December 1985''' ==
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Note that no listings were published in the October 1985 (#1) and November 1985 (#2) issues.
  
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* [[Media:AA_003_-_Listings.zip|Disk Image]] - instructions and screenshots are also included
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== 1986 ==
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* Screenshots:
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{| class="gallery FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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* [[Amstrad Action Christmas 1985 Type-Ins|Christmas 1985]] (#4)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1986 Type-Ins|February 1986]] (#5)
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| <div class="gallerybox"><div class="thumb"><div>[[Image:AA003_Screenshot_001.gif]]</div></div><div class="gallerytext">
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1986 Type-Ins|March 1986]] (#6)
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001 - Zebra Windmills
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1986 Type-Ins|April 1986]] (#7)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1986 Type-Ins|May 1986]] (#8)
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| <div class="gallerybox"><div class="thumb"><div>[[Image:AA003_Screenshot_002.gif]]</div></div><div class="gallerytext">
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1986 Type-Ins|June 1986]] (#9)
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002 - Lissajoux Figures
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1986 Type-Ins|July 1986]] (#10)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1986 Type-Ins|August 1986]] (#11)
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| <div class="gallerybox"><div class="thumb"><div>[[Image:AA003_Screenshot_003.gif]]</div></div><div class="gallerytext">
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1986 Type-Ins|September 1986]] (#12)
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003 - Dionysian Spiral
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1986 Type-Ins|October 1986]] (#13)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1986 Type-Ins|November 1986]] (#14)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1986 Type-Ins|December 1986]] (#15)
  
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== '''AA 004 - Christmas 1985''' ==
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== 1987 ==
  
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* User Defined Graphics (David Muir)
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* [[Amstrad Action Christmas 1986 Type-Ins|Christmas 1986]] (#16)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1987 Type-Ins|February 1987]] (#17)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1987 Type-Ins|March 1987]] (#18)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1987 Type-Ins|April 1987]] (#19)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1987 Type-Ins|May 1987]] (#20)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1987 Type-Ins|June 1987]] (#21)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1987 Type-Ins|July 1987]] (#22)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1987 Type-Ins|August 1987]] (#23)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1987 Type-Ins|September 1987]] (#24)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1987 Type-Ins|October 1987]] (#25)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1987 Type-Ins|November 1987]] (#26)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1987 Type-Ins|December 1987]] (#27)
  
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* [[Media:AA_004_-_Listings.zip|Disk Image]] - instructions and screenshots are also included
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== 1988 ==
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* Screenshots:
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{| class="gallery FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1988 Type-Ins|January 1988]] (#28)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1988 Type-Ins|February 1988]] (#29)
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| <div class="gallerybox"><div class="thumb"><div>[[Image:AA004_Screenshot_004.gif]]</div></div><div class="gallerytext">
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1988 Type-Ins|March 1988]] (#30)
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004 - User Defined Graphics
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1988 Type-Ins|April 1988]] (#31)
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</div></div>
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1988 Type-Ins|May 1988]] (#32)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1988 Type-Ins|June 1988]] (#33)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1988 Type-Ins|July 1988]] (#34)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1988 Type-Ins|August 1988]] (#35)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1988 Type-Ins|September 1988]] (#36)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1988 Type-Ins|October 1988]] (#37)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1988 Type-Ins|November 1988]] (#38)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1988 Type-Ins|December 1988]] (#39)
  
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== '''AA 005 - February 1986''' ==
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== 1989 ==
  
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* Music Composer (Simon Selway)
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1989 Type-Ins|January 1989]] (#40)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1989 Type-Ins|February 1989]] (#41)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1989 Type-Ins|March 1989]] (#42)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1989 Type-Ins|April 1989]] (#43)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1989 Type-Ins|May 1989]] (#44)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1989 Type-Ins|June 1989]] (#45)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1989 Type-Ins|July 1989]] (#46)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1989 Type-Ins|August 1989]] (#47)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1989 Type-Ins|September 1989]] (#48)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1989 Type-Ins|October 1989]] (#49)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1989 Type-Ins|November 1989]] (#50)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1989 Type-Ins|December 1989]] (#51)
  
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=== Download ===
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== 1990 ==
  
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* [[Media:AmstradActionType-Ins_005.dsk.zip|DSK file]]
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1990 Type-Ins|January 1990]] (#52)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1990 Type-Ins|February 1990]] (#53)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1990 Type-Ins|March 1990]] (#54)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1990 Type-Ins|April 1990]] (#55)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1990 Type-Ins|May 1990]] (#56)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1990 Type-Ins|June 1990]] (#57)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1990 Type-Ins|July 1990]] (#58)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1990 Type-Ins|August 1990]] (#59)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1990 Type-Ins|September 1990]] (#60)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1990 Type-Ins|October 1990]] (#61)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1990 Type-Ins|November 1990]] (#62)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1990 Type-Ins|December 1990]] (#63)
  
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=== Screenshots ===
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== 1991 ==
  
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<center><gallery style="clear: both">
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1991 Type-Ins|January 1991]] (#64)
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_005_MusicComposer.png|<center>Music Composer</center>
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1991 Type-Ins|February 1991]] (#65)
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</gallery></center>
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1991 Type-Ins|March 1991]] (#66)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1991 Type-Ins|April 1991]] (#67)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1991 Type-Ins|May 1991]] (#68)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1991 Type-Ins|June 1991]] (#69)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1991 Type-Ins|July 1991]] (#70)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1991 Type-Ins|August 1991]] (#71)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1991 Type-Ins|September 1991]] (#72)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1991 Type-Ins|October 1991]] (#73)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1991 Type-Ins|November 1991]] (#74)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1991 Type-Ins|December 1991]] (#75)
  
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== '''AA 006 - March 1986''' ==
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== 1992 ==
  
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* Amstrad Drumkit (John Keneally)
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1992 Type-Ins|January 1992]] (#76) - The type-ins for this issue were in a cover-mounted booklet rather than the magazine itself
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* Psychedelic Plot (John Keneally)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1992 Type-Ins|February 1992]] (#77)
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* Disk Menu (Mike Singleton)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1992 Type-Ins|March 1992]] (#78)
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* Graphic Patterns (Martin Scarland)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1992 Type-Ins|April 1992]] (#79)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1992 Type-Ins|May 1992]] (#80)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1992 Type-Ins|June 1992]] (#81)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1992 Type-Ins|July 1992]] (#82)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1992 Type-Ins|August 1992]] (#83)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1992 Type-Ins|September 1992]] (#84)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1992 Type-Ins|October 1992]] (#85)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1992 Type-Ins|November 1992]] (#86)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1992 Type-Ins|December 1992]] (#87)
  
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A modification to ''Amstrad Drumkit'' was published in the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 9, Jun 1986|June 1986]] issue (#9). The modified version would later appear on the covertape included with the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 74, Nov 1991|November 1991]] issue (#74).
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== 1993 ==
  
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''Graphic Patterns'' is a copy of a listing that was taken from the CPC464 User Instructions and modified slightly. This was confirmed by a reader who wrote a letter to ''Amstrad Action'', which was published in the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 8, May 1986|May 1986]] issue (#8).
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1993 Type-Ins|January 1993]] (#88)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1993 Type-Ins|February 1993]] (#89)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1993 Type-Ins|March 1993]] (#90)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1993 Type-Ins|April 1993]] (#91)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1993 Type-Ins|May 1993]] (#92)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1993 Type-Ins|June 1993]] (#93)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1993 Type-Ins|July 1993]] (#94)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1993 Type-Ins|August 1993]] (#95)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1993 Type-Ins|September 1993]] (#96)
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* [[Amstrad Action October 1993 Type-Ins|October 1993]] (#97)
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* [[Amstrad Action November 1993 Type-Ins|November 1993]] (#98)
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* [[Amstrad Action December 1993 Type-Ins|December 1993]] (#99)
  
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=== Download ===
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== 1994 ==
  
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* [[Media:AmstradActionType-Ins_006.dsk.zip|DSK file]]
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* [[Amstrad Action January 1994 Type-Ins|January 1994]] (#100)
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* [[Amstrad Action February 1994 Type-Ins|February 1994]] (#101)
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* [[Amstrad Action March 1994 Type-Ins|March 1994]] (#102)
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* [[Amstrad Action April 1994 Type-Ins|April 1994]] (#103)
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* [[Amstrad Action May 1994 Type-Ins|May 1994]] (#104)
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* [[Amstrad Action June 1994 Type-Ins|June 1994]] (#105)
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* [[Amstrad Action July 1994 Type-Ins|July 1994]] (#106)
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* [[Amstrad Action August 1994 Type-Ins|August 1994]] (#107)
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* [[Amstrad Action September 1994 Type-Ins|September 1994]] (#108)
  
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=== Screenshots ===
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Note that no listings were published from October 1994 (#109) onwards.
  
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<center><gallery style="clear: both">
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[[Category:Amstrad Action Type-Ins]]
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_006_AmstradDrumkit.png|<center>Amstrad Drumkit</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_006_PsychedelicPlot.png|<center>Psychedelic Plot</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_006_DiskMenu.png|<center>Disk Menu</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_006_GraphicPatterns.png|<center>Graphic Patterns</center>
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</gallery></center>
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== '''AA 007 - April 1986''' ==
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* Codebreaker (Paul Taylor) - a modification was also provided for users of green screen monitors
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* [[Media:AmstradActionType-Ins_007.dsk.zip|DSK file]]
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<center><gallery style="clear: both">
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_007_Codebreaker.png|<center>Codebreaker</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_007_Codebreaker_GreenScreen.png|<center>Codebreaker, modified for use on green screen monitors</center>
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== '''AA 008 - May 1986''' ==
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* Conveyor Belt (Roger Wilson)
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* Swirl (Paul Fairhurst)
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* Rotating Sphere (James Cadwallader)
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* [[Media:AmstradActionType-Ins_008.dsk.zip|DSK file]]
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_008_ConveyorBelt.png|<center>Conveyor Belt</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_008_Swirl.png|<center>Swirl</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_008_RotatingSphere.png|<center>Rotating Sphere</center>
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== '''AA 009 - June 1986''' ==
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* Drumkit Revisited (Peter Newman) - a modification to ''Amstrad Drumkit'' that allows each sound channel to be reset
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* Unerase (Alexander Clark) - separate versions are provided for system/vendor format discs and data format discs
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* Etch-a-Sketch (Dick Ruck)
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* Key-RSX (Philip Pepperell)
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A correction to ''Unerase'' was published in the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 11, Aug 1986|August 1986]] issue (#11), which fixed a problem where the wrong line number was displayed if the user typed in the DATA statements incorrectly. However, the program still works without the correction if it is typed in without any mistakes.
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_DrumkitRevisited.png|<center>Drumkit Revisited</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_Unerase.png|<center>Unerase</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_Etch-a-Sketch.png|<center>Etch-a-Sketch</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_TypingTutor.png|<center>Typing Tutor</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_Trix.png|<center>Trix</center>
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_009_Key-RSX.png|<center>Key-RSX</center>
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* Speed 3K (Chris Rollo)
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* Blitter (Paul Bond)
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_010_Blitter.png|<center>Blitter</center>
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== '''AA 011 - August 1986''' ==
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* Bouncers (Justin Hedden)
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* CAT#8 (Justin Macklin) - the 464 version, which was mistakenly omitted from the [[Amstrad Action, Issue 10, Jul 1986|July 1986]] issue (#10)
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_011_Bouncers.png|<center>Bouncers</center>
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== '''AA 012 - September 1986''' ==
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Image:AmstradActionType-Ins_012_LetterPuzzler.png|<center>Letter Puzzler</center>
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== '''AA 013''' ==
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== '''AA 014''' ==
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== '''AA 015''' ==
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== '''AA 016''' ==
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== '''AA 017 - February 1987''' ==
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* [[Media:AA_017_-_Listings.zip|Disk Image]]
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== '''AA 022''' ==
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[[Category:Type_Ins]]
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 26 October 2013

Like most other Amstrad CPC magazines, Amstrad Action published listings, or Type-Ins. Information about the type-ins in each issue, including downloads and screenshots, is provided in the links below.

Type-ins ran from issue 3 to issue 108 and covered a vast range of programs, from serious utilities to full games.

1985

Note that no listings were published in the October 1985 (#1) and November 1985 (#2) issues.

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

Note that no listings were published from October 1994 (#109) onwards.

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