^A
Editorial: Education or Training
Role of IT in Education Choice of PC or 
Macintosh or Arc as IT base
\6 2
^D
News: State Machine Graphics Cards 
Colourburst and G16 graphics
expansion cards released
\6 4
^D
News: Fourth Dimension Release New Games
Stunt Driver/Virtual Golf/ 
Demons Lair 
\6 4
^D
News: Acorn Floating Point Accelerator
FPA10 release for A5000/A540/R260
Data booklet also release/FPA
\6 4                      
^D
News: Schools IT Support Packages
Anglia Television supply new KEY 
packages for Channel 4 Schools Service
\6 4                         
^D
News: Acorn World Show 
Acorn to organize show this year
29th-31st October at Wembley
\6 5  
^D                      
News: Matt Black
Clip art collection Vanguard Graphics 
Pack II and PhotoLib CD-ROM launched
\6 5
^D                              
News: Pocket Book
Prices reduced and new Acorn Schedule 
organizer software release
\6 5
^D
News: Cumana EMU Expansion System
New expansion system for A3000/A3010/ 
A3020 and A4000 
\6 5
^D
News: D J Lawrence Releases FasterPC
Faster PC Emulator with support for
CGA/VGA and Tandy IBM graphics cards
\6 5
^D                                  
News: Silicon Vision
ProSHEET release/new spreadsheet with
graph facilities
\6 5
^D              
News: Iron Mask
Turing Tools announces new version to 
protect your Arc against tamperers
\6 6
^D
News: Analogue Micropodule release
HCCS announce new MicroPodule and
hard drives/hard drive trade up scheme 
\6 6
^D
News: Computer Concepts
New RISC OS 3.1 Turbo Drivers for Cannon
Bubblejets/Deskjets/Epson Stylus 800
\6 6
^D
News: CD-ROM Wins Award
CD-ROM on British birds wins British 
Interactive Multimedia Assoc gold award
\6 6
^D
News: Vigil Program Monitor and Debugger
Rhiengold Enterprises new multi-tasking
monitor and debugger for ARM code/Basic 
\6 6
^D
News: Multimedia Swimming Package
Approved by Amateur Swimming Association
and Royal Life Saving Society
\6 6
^D
News: Usborne Exploring Nature
Hampshire Microtechnology Centre
release new nature CD-ROM
\6 6
^D
News: New Software for Pocket Book
Call coster/Hex calculator/Stock control
/Dwarfs & Dragons packages release
\6 7
^D
News: 10 Out of 10 Maths Algebra 
Fourth Dimension educational arm
Education/mathematics/Algebra
\6 7
^D
News: 4Mation
Release Daryl the Dragon follow up to
Granny's Garden Education software
\6 7
^D
News: Talking Pendown
Longman Logotron release speaking 
word processor/DTP/Education 
\6 7
^D
News: LOOKsytems Monotype Fonts
Monotype fonts library release/700 
fonts with RISC OS 2 and 3 versions
\6 7
^D
News: Topologika Updates
Two new versions of Imagine/Astro 
packages/Astronomy/Art/mathematics
\6 7
^C
Review: Topographer by Clares
A 2D and 3D mapping package/Geography/  
produces perspective 'views' from maps
\6 8
^A
Virus Update
Rogues Gallery of 44 of the most 
infamous strains of Arc virus 
\6 11
^C
Review: Multimedia Expansion Unit
Photo-CD compatible fast CD-ROM drive/
amplifier/3 channel audio mixer/Acorn
\6 12
^A
All About Fonts
outline font system explained hinting/
anti aliasing/bit images/kerning
\6 14
^C
RISC OS 3 Programmers Reference Manual
Book Version reviewed/CD-ROM version/
Style Guide/PRM
\6 18                 
^A
CataFlop Visual Disc Catalogeur
Utility to create a copy of a discs root
directory structure in the RAM disc
\6 20
^A
Background Filer Operations in RISC OS 3
FilerAction commands written in C
SWIs also apply to Basic
\6 23
^A
Just a Page: Shutdown Reminder
Provides a customized reminder when 
leaving the desktop (RISC OS 3 only) 
\6 27
^A
Just a Page: Solid Sprite Dragging
Drag a sprite on/off utilities
Gives solid sprites when saving 
\6 27
^A
Just a Page: RISC OS Version Identifier
One line of code to identify which 
version of RISC OS you have installed
\6 27
^C
Review: Irlam Instruments Replay DIY 
Desktop movie sequence grabber
/compressor/editor
\6 28
^A
Wimp Topics
Debugging tasks and Basic Wimp programs
/adding debugging routines to your code
\6 30
^A
Working with Images Part 4
Processing colour images using 
Process PD software/special effects
\6 32
^M
Disc: Image Effects
Three examples of interesting effects
achieved using the Process application
\6 36
^M
Disc: The Font Manager
Font organizational tool/allowing fonts 
to be divided into style folders
\6 36
^M
Disc: Trashcan
Dustbin for RISC OS 3 using multitasking
filer calls/C source included
\6 36
^M
Disc: Rogues Gallery
Provides graphical and textual 
information on 44 virus families
\6 36
^M
Disc: HotPhone for FaxPack
Replacement fp_offhook icon in red for 
Computer Concepts FaxPack
\6 37
^M
Disc: Tanks
Desktop artillery Game
\6 37
^M
Disc: Poll Mask Editor
Generates mask for R0 of the Wimp_Poll 
routine/wimp/utility/polling/flag
\6 37
^M
Disc: Filetype Info
File type identification utility/
identifies 476 different filetypes
\6 37
^M
Disc: Hotkeys for Artworks
Utility providing
17 extra hotkeys for Artworks
\6 37
^M
Disc: Solve the Cube
An improved version of the 3D puzzle
game supplied last month
\6 37
^A
Getting the Best from Ovation
Pamphlet and book production
Page templates/Headers/Footers
\6 38
^A
Educational Software at Home Part 1
English/Education/Primary/Secondary 
How parents can assist children
\6 41
^C
Epson Stylus 800 Printer
New Inkjet printer/Ace Pro Driver
/Computer Concepts turbo Drivers
\6 44
^C
PC Survival Guide Part 6
Installing MS-DOS 6 along with a review 
and evaluation of Microsoft MS-DOS 6
\6 47
^A
Into the Arc: Running Basic Programs
How to Run/Debug and package Basic
programs in an application format
\6 50
^A
Hints: A Quick Save
Auto saving of Basic programs prior
to executing them
\6 53
^A
Hints: Creating AIM Images 
Using ChangeFSI to alter files for 
use with the AIM image processor
\6 53
^A
Hints: Zool Game Cheat
How to skip levels or worlds 
and become invincible
\6 53
^A
Hints: Twisting Envelopes in ArtWorks
How to obtain straight lines using
the envelope tool in Artworks
\6 53
^A
Hints: FaxPack HOT PHONE
Changing the icons in Computer 
Concepts FaxPack to show a busy state
\6 53
^A
Hints: Impression Bug
Description of a bug in Impressions
dictionary and how to alleviate it
\6 54
^A
Hints: Untimely Exits
Error when shutting down without
saving alterations made to Alarm
\6 54
^A
Hints: Taking Advantage of RISC OS 3
How to find out which OS you are using
from inside a program
\6 54
^A
Hints: Updating Application Sprites
How to display an updated application
sprite on the Desktop
\6 54
^A
Hints: Slowing Down
Easy ways to turn your ARM 3 cache 
on/off
\6 54
^A
Hints: Using Interface with FormEd V1.26
How to incorporate 3D icons and 
borders into FormEd templates 
\6 55
^A
Hints: Spring Clean
Problems encountered when cleaning
your keyboard and possible solutions
\6 55
^A
Hints: A Tight Fit
How to check how much will fit on an 
800K disc including directories
\6 55
^A
Hints: AdvanceMENT
Problems encountered using too many
fonts with Acorn Advance Spreadsheet
\6 55
^K
C NoteBook: 3D Slab Bug Revisited
Ways of avoiding the 3D Slab Bug
reported in C-Notebook 6:6
\6 57
^K
C NoteBook: win_settitle() Fatalities
A bug report for the win_settitle()
function when using 200+ icons
\6 57
^K
C NoteBook: txt Objects
How to find the txtedit* state of a 
txt/txtedit object given only its txt
\6 57
^A
Write-Back: Font Restrictions
Lack of access to Latin 1 to Latin 5
characters in the new RISC OS 3 fonts
\6 58
^A
Write-Back: More A4 Support
Lack of peripherals from third parties/
call for more reviews A4 products
\6 58
^A
Write-Back: Cannon BJ200 Inkjet Printer
problems with paper positioning and
increased speed of Turbo drivers
\6 58
^A
Write-Back: Word Processing
PC compatibility and file exchange/
Common PC and Arc word processors
\6 59
^A
Write-Back: Software Pricing
Wild variations in pricing policy
of single user/site licence editions
\6 59
^A
Write-Back: PinBoard - Contributors
RISC User puts out an appeal for
contributions
\6 59
^A
Points Arising
Bad !Run files on last months disc
Borders/FontIO/GraphPapr/ImageCat
\6 60
^A
Points Arising
Bad !Run files on last months disc
ImageDemo/JustAPage
\6 60
^A
Points Arising
Icon missing in save dialogue from
the Cube application last month
\6 60
^A
Points Arising
Newcastle server email address 
problems
\6 60
^A
Points Arising
Wimp Topics articles in 
RISC User 6:7/6:8
\6 60
^Q
Technical Queries: Scrolling Text
Aligning scrolling text neatly 
inside a window
\6 62
^Q
Technical Queries: Printer Scrap
Problems with printer Scrap files
\6 62
^Q
Technical Queries: Resource Files
Altering resource files and path
variables to auto load documents
\6 62
^Q
Technical Queries: RISC OS 3
App$Dir App$Path and other
system paths explained
\6 62
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