The Artist
Release Date  1985
Original Publisher  Softechnics (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language  English
Genre  Utility: Graphics
Max. Players  1
Original Price  £12.95
Average mag. score  100.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  76.7% (3 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - ABC Soft (Spain)(1985)
     * Release price: 2300.00 Ptas
     #2 - Cibertron Software (Brazil)as "O Artista"

Authors/Contributors
     Bo Jangeborg (Sweden)at Xcellent Software - ?
     Stuart Hughes - Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards
     "Sinclair User Classic"at Sinclair Userissue #42 - 1985/Seppage 19

Remarks
     Came with a screen compression utility on the B-side.

Series "The Artist"
     1. The Artist(1985)by Softechnics (UK)
     2. The Artist II(1986)by Softechnics (UK)

Compilations
     Unauthorized version inLoad 'n' Run issue 51(1988/Jul)by Magazine Load 'n' Run - covertape from issue #51 - 1988/Jul- titled "Exedraw"

Titles Authored/Executed With This Tool
     Fairlight(1985)by The Edge (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
ArtistThe(Compressor).tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - (Compressor)
ArtistThe(Compressor-disk).tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English - (Compressor-disk)
ArtistThe.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(???)English
ArtistThe.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English
ArtistThe(ABCSoft).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 48K(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     ArtistThe.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     ArtistThe.gif1,021OriginalRunning screen
     ArtistThe.jpg164,385OriginalInlay - Front
     ArtistThe.jpg169,852OriginalAdvertisement
     ArtistThe(ABCSoft).jpg540,882#1Inlay - Front
     ArtistThe(ArtistaO)(CibertronSoftware).pdf2,383,274#2Scanned instructionsPortuguese

Magazine Reviews
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 39- Review
     Crashissue v.1 #20-1985/Seppage 85- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.4 #37-1985/Sep/12 special "week#2"page 15- Review
     Popular Computing Weeklyissue v.5 #12-1986/Mar/20 special "week#3"page 16- Review
     Sinclair Userissue 1986 special "Annual 1986"page 72- Review
     Sinclair Userissue #42-1985/Seppage 19- Review: 5/5
     Sinclair Userissue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic"page 37- Review
     Your Computerissue v.5 #7-1985/Julpage 27- Review: 5/5
     Your Spectrumissue #15-1985/Junpage 29- Review: 5/5
     ZX Computingissue #21-1985/Octpage 22- Review

Magazine References
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #46-1985/Augpage 38- Feature - Computer Graphics Packages
     Crashissue v.1 #22-1985/Novpage 57- Letters
     MicroHobby Especialissue #2-1986/Mar special "Especial"page 24- Feature - Utilidades
     MicroHobby Especialissue #3-1986/Jun special "Especial"page 57- Feature - Utilidades
     MicroHobby Especialissue #6-1987/Jun special "Especial"page 76- Feature - Utilidades
     New Computer Expressissue #24-1989/Apr/22page 13- Letters - The Artist +3 problems
     SSD-IIissue 1999/Seppage 0- Information
     Your Sinclairissue #1-1986/Janpage 21- Letters
     Your Spectrumissue #15-1985/Junpage 28- Feature - Painting by Numbers

Magazine Advertisements
     Crashissue v.1 #19-1985/Augpage 105- Full-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #18-1985/Seppage 7- Full-page ad
     Your Spectrumissue #19-1985/Octpage 65- Full-page ad

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