                             ALCHEMIST RESEARCH 
             62 Tithe Barn Lane, Woodhouse, SHEFFIELD. S13 7LN 
              Telephone:  0114 269 7644.  Mobile: 0378 835449

                                 WHO ARE WE?

 Alchemist Research is the UK's leading Spectrum and emulator user group.  It
 was  established in 1986 and is the people's choice for  anything  Spectrum,
 winner  of the Crashed magazine award for Best Spectrum Service in  1995-96.
 We  work closely with only the best Spectrum services,  who will confirm our
 unrivalled  service. All  letters  are  answered  personally,  friendly  and
 promptly - yet to be matched by any other Spectrum user groups.

 Please make any money orders payable to MR A. DAVIS.


                                OUR MAGAZINE

 AlchNews is now the world's largest Spectrum tape and disk magazine.  Latest
 issues have been the equivalent of 384 pages of solid A4 text!  The magazine
 covers  all aspects of the Spectrum,  including regular sections  on:  Basic
 programming,  news, software & PD reviews / tutorials,  adventure writing  &
 playing,  machine code,  languages,  +3  computing,  +D,  Opus,  Microdrive,
 communications,  fiction, humour,  the unexplained, hardware projects, CP/M,
 music,  adverts and much more. AlchNews has dozens of writers, many of which
 are leading figures in the Spectrum scene.

 The magazine also incorporates folded magazines of he past, including SARUG,
 Sinclair News, 1982, and the Marshall Cavendish INPUT series.

 AlchNews is available on any Spectrum format (except 3" disk and Microdrive)
 for  just 1.   Subscription fee is 4 per year.  For a free sample  of  the
 latest  or any back issues,  just send media and SAE,  stating which  issues
 you'd  like.  The magazine is also available for the SAM Coupe  and  PC  Z80
 Emulator, a free shareware copy is provided.
 

                               SOFTWARE SUPPORT

 Alchemist  Software  is  the  world's  biggest  Spectrum  software  library,
 including Spectrum CP/M, Amiga and PC titles.  The library has an archive of
 over  ten thousand titles of PD and copyrighted re-released titles,  such as
 GREMLIN  GRAPHICS, JET SET WILLY, PSYCHEDELIC HEDGEHOG, DON PRIESTLEY games,  
 and has just  about  any  kind  of  program  you'd require. The addresses of 
 our two software services are:

       Trevor Mossman                   Dave Fountain 
       Alchemist Software               Fountain PD 
       126 Hayward Road                 11 Camel Road 
       Bristol                          LONDON 
       BS5 9QA                          E16 2DE

 Alchemist Research only supports and recommends the following reputable  and
 respected UK software libraries:

 Minds Demo Library
 249 Dumbarton Road
 Old Kilpatrick
 GLASGOW 
 G60 5JU

 Chic PD 
 PO BOX 121
 GERRARDS CROSS
 Bucks
 SL9 9JP
 
 Impact PD.
 36 Budges Road
 WOKINGHAM
 Berks
 RG40 1PJ

 A  new  small   emulator   and supplementals  library has been established 
 for the  PC,  at  the  Alchemist Research address. Send an SAE for details 
 if not supplied with this document.
 

                          COMPLETE SPECTRUM SUPPORT

 Alchemist  Research is the only service which operates a Spectrum  helpline,
 totally  devoid of any subscription or other charges.   We aim to solve  any
 problem  you may be experiencing,  be it hardware or software.   Other  than
 INDUG,  Alchemist Research is the  only  group  who  receives  official  and
 regular support on +D bugs and fixer programs.  We are also in close contact
 with  some of the world's best software programmers.   We have  masterminded
 several  hardware projects,  including  128k  keypad  devices,  +3  external
 drives,  RS232  communications  and  a  multi-group  project  of  'essential
 manuals',  beginning with a Spectrum 128k definitive technical  manual.   We
 can  master disk conversions of  your  programs  should  you  not  have  the
 facilities and aid in any aspect of your programming.

 We  can help in tracking down hardware,  software and books,  thanks to  our
 register  of users with equipment for sale.  We are the only group to  cover
 Spectrum  CP/M in depth and offer assistance,  tips and programs  for  users
 with Star printers.   We also stock utility suites of programs for the Opus,
 +D and +3 disk systems. Just send blank disk and SAE for a copy.
 

