^A
Editorial: All About Credibility
Comparing the Archimedes system to PCs
and Macintoshes
\7 3
^D
News: Computer Concepts Goes Wild
Computer Concepts buys majority stake
in Wild Vision
\7 4
^D
News: Fourth Dimension Checks it Out
Fourth Dimension release Cyber Chess
Multi-tasking 3-dimensional Chess game
\7 4
^D
News: DT Software Sees the Light
DTS release Floptical Optical 20Mb drive
and Fotoman monochrome camera
\7 4
^D
News: Irlam Announces its Fax/Modem Card
Details of the fax/modem card as well as
software improvements to i-Mage
\7 4
^D
News: Cheap Digitising from HCCS
HCCS release a very cheap monochrome
digitiser
\7 4
^D
News:
Acorn's Replay Multimedia Video System
Exciting Desktop video system
\7 4
^D
News: L'Art Smart
4Mation release foreign language
versions of some of their smArt packages
\7 4
^D
News:
Longman Logotron Pinpoints a Landmark
Upgrade to PinPoint & new Landmark packs
\7 4
^D
News: Silicon Versions
New versions of RiscBASIC compiler and
ARC-PCB/Silicon Vision
\7 4
^D
News: Lapping it up
Rumours on the Acorn Laptop
\7 4
^D
News: RISC OS 3
Latest details on the release of the new
operating system for existing machines
\7 4
^D
News: Archimedes Converses with Psion
!CL allows the Archimedes to be hooked
up to a Psion series 2
\7 4
^D
News: Classy Software
Class 3 announce 3 multimedia books
Education
\7 4
^C
Review: Aleph One 386 PC Card
A look at the first PC Card for the Arc
PC Emulator/MS-DOS/DR DOS
\7 8
^A
Select and Collect
A look at some of the best programs
available in the Public Domain
\7 13
^G
First Few: Rapid File Identification
Application to display first 217 bytes
of any file
\7 17
^C
Preview: Optical Character Recognition
A first look at the new OCR software
from Irlam instruments
\7 21
^A
WP/DTP:
More on Penguin Graphics in Ovation and
Impression/Graphs
\7 24
^A
Improving Handheld Scanner Images
A program to inprove the output from
monochrome handheld scanners
\7 27
^C
Review: Titler
The video titling package from Clares
Graphics/Presentation
\7 32
^A
Into the Arc:
The Joys and Tribulations of Upgrading
to an A5000/RISC OS 3
\7 36
^M
Disc: GiantFile and GiantRead
Improved GiantFile and Public Domain
GiantRead for saving large files to disc
\7 38
^M
Disc: KeyWindow: Desktop Function Keys
Public Domain application to display a
function keystrip on the Desktop
\7 38
^M
Disc:
DDE Front End for ISO Pascal Compiler
Multi-tasking front end for Pascal
\7 38
^C
Review: PDSView Image Processor
CD-ROM Image Processor from SpaceTech
Graphics/Planetary Data Syatem
\7 40
^C
Review: Functionplotter
Klein Computer graph plotting package
is examined/Surfaces/Contour plots
\7 43
^A
Using ANSI C (Part 11)
Memory allocation with the flex family
of functions
\7 44
^A
Creating DIY Multi-tasking Applications
Using the FrontEnd module from the DDE
to create instant multi-tasking apps
\7 47
^A
Using Acorn's New PC Emulator (Part 2)
Advice on using hard discs and MultiFS
RISC OS 3/Mouse driver/Filenames
\7 50
^M
Disc: High Quality Clip Art
Clip Art for Chess, Draughts, Music and
Crosswords
\7 55
^M
Disc: Cartesian and Polar Graph Plotters
Applications to produce Cartesian and
Polar graphs in the form of Draw Files
\7 55
^A
80 Column: A4 Continuous Paper
Compatibility differences between 24-pin
and 9-pin printers
\7 57
^B
Wimp Function/Procedure Library Part 2
This month deals with icons
Multi-tasking/Application/Desktop/Basic
\7 58
^E
C Hint:
Rescuing dbox_fillin() Keypresses
Keyboard shortcuts for menu icons
\7 63
^E
C Hint: Watch Out for Boundaries
Structures are rounded up to word
boundaries and space can be saved
\7 63
^E
C Hint: Using atexit()
How to register functions to be called
immediately prior to program termination
\7 63
^E
C Hint: More EOF Errors
How to avoid the error caused by no
carriage return at end of source code
\7 63
^E
C Hint: A Stand-alone Debugging Function
A simple debugging function that prints
information on the Desktop
\7 63
^A
Technical Queries:
Displaying system font text in a window
at a larger size than normal
\7 64
^A
Technical Queries:
Controlling the accuracy of number to
string conversion using STR$ and @%
\7 64
^A
Techincal Queries:
More on Sprite Icons
Correction to Query in Volume 5 Issue 5
\7 64
^A
Write-Back: Spontaneous Combustion
Details of RS correspondence with Fire
Research Station re screen cleaner fire
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: A5 Folded Pamphlets on A4
A method for printing and folding A4
paper into A5 pamphlets
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: Reader Participation
Comments on the amount of reviews in
RISC User and informative articles
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: Basic Routines for RISC OS
Printer Drivers
Plea for help on HardCopy module
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: Intersheet Files on Arc
Help required to port Intersheet files
into Arc spreadsheet applications
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: PC Emulators
Comments on Aleph One PC Card/Help
required to use Arc to replace PC parts
\7 68
^A
Write-Back: Help required on Monochrome
Presentation Graphics
Pattern filled monochrome graphics
\7 68
^E
Hint: Comms With Serial Port On A5000
Changes to the new serial port in
RISC OS 3 on the A5000
\7 72
^E
Hint: Changing Language in DeskEdit
How to change a text file to a Basic
file within DeskEdit
\7 72
^E
Hint: Hard Space by Mistake
Pressing Alt and Space will enter a hard
space which can cause problems
\7 72
^E
Hint: Monitor Saver Printing Problem
How to fix the RISC User Monitor Saver
so it does not prevent printing
\7 72
^E
Hint: Waiting for the Print Job...
Making your computer beep when a long
multi-tasking print job is finished
\7 72
^E
Hint: Standard ArcScan Searching
How to search for standard items in
ArcScan files
\7 72
^E
Hint: Unplugged ShellCLI
How to re-initialise the ShellCLI module
if it gets unplugged
\7 72
^E
Hint: Temporary Dialogue Boxes
How to set up boxes that disappear when
the mouse is clicked
\7 72
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