^A
Editorial: Acorn World Show
Acorn shifts into a new gear for show
and plans for promotional campaigns
\10 2
^A
Editorial: Magazine Discs
New menu system on magazine discs
\10 2
^D
News: Artworks Competition Results
Computer Concepts announce winners and
new CD based version of Artworks/CC 
\10 4
^D 
News: Education Software Fair
Dorset Information Technology Advisory
Team to hold software spectacular 
\10 4  
^D  
News: First German Acorn Show 
Archicum show to be held in Illertissen 
\10 4  
^D  
News: Xenon 2 Released
Gamesware and Eclipse launch Arc version
of Xenon 2/game/shoot em up  
\10 4   
^D  
News: Worlds First Scan-itiser 
Computer Concepts release combined
digitiser and scanner/CC/Greyhawk
\10 4  
^D  
News: Acorn Xchange Offer
Mammoth 30 year old Honeywell Bull 
system traded in under Xchange scheme
\10 5
^D
News: Crystal Maze Game
Sherston Software announce game for Arc
based on popular Channel 4 TV series 
\10 5
^D
News: Acorn on the Move
Acorn move to new hi-tec HQ
New address
\10 5
^D
News: Silicon Vision releases ArcPCB
Electronic Design Automation Tools
RISC OS 3 versions announced
\10 5
^D
News: Acorn World Show Preview
Details of who, what, where, when, and
how, the Show will be presented.
\10 5
^D
News: Sally Systems Receive Award
Dyspell teaching package for dyslexia 
wins award/education/special needs
\10 6
^D
News: Almanac Update
Stallion Software announces new versions
of Almanac/Lexicon/Assembler/StrongHLP
\10 6
^D
News: Minerva Goes Dutch
Minerva plans Dutch and German versions
of ProCAD and CADet/Graphics/CAD
\10 7
^D
News: The Datafile Licenses ITC Fonts
The Datafile gains licenses for 
Letraset and ITC Outline Fonts
\10 7
^D
News: Medieval and Gothic Fonts
The Datafile releases period 
Fonts/Clip Art collection
\10 7
^D
News: Desktop Office Pocket Book Link
Minerva releases new version of 
DTO with A-Link interface
\10 7
^D
News: Pandering to Crossword Addicts
Panda Discs releases Xword a 
crossword design tool
\10 7
^D
News: Scanlight 256 for Windows
Computer Concepts release PC version of
its Scanner/CC/scanning
\10 7
^D
News: 4Mation Releases HatchBack
A Hatching application for Draw files
Allows various fill patterns/graphics
\10 7
^C
Group Survey - Databases
Critical look at the major packages in
the arena: Desktop Office from Minerva
\10 8
^C
Group Survey - Databases
MasterFile 3 RISC Developments/Datapower
from Iota Software/Advance from Acorn
\10 8
^C
Group Survey - Databases
Flexifile and Multistore 2 from Minerva/
S-Base from Longman Logotron
\10 8
^C
Group Survey - Databases
Impact and Impact pro from Circle 
Software/Squirrel Digital Services
\10 8
^C
Review: Keystroke
Quantum Software offers a powerful hot 
key control application for your Arc
\10 16
^A
Educational Software at Home Part 2
Mathematics/Maths/Education/Primary/
Secondary/Review of relevant software
\10 18
^C
Review: RemoteFS
Atomwide remote filing system link up
system/communications/networking
\10 21
^C
Review: Floating Point Accelerator Chip
ARM Ltd FPA is put through its paces
hardware/expansion/upgrade
\10 22
^A
Exploring Genetic Algorithms
Artificial intelligence/AI/Parallel GA
Travelling Salesman problem
\10 24
^C
Review: Greyhawk Video Digitiser
CC/Wild Vision/256 Greyscale Digitiser
Scanlight plus/Image Enhancement
\10 28
^A
Working with Images Part 5
Colours and Palettes/GCOL and TINT
commands/Paint colour numbers 
\10 30
^A
Just a Page: Basic Debugging Procedures
Routines to assist debugging
Wimp and non-Wimp programs
\10 33
^A
Just a page: Simple Virus Protection
how to turn off your hard disc to 
prevent invasion from suspect floppies
\10 33
^C
Review: FirstLogo
Longman Logotron package examined
Graphics/LOGO/AI/LISP/Education
\10 35
^M
Disc: HatchBack Draw File
A demonstration Draw file to show off
the features of HatchBack
\10 38
^M
Disc: ArtWorks Keystrip
Draw file of the function keystrip for 
V1.12 includes keyboard short cuts
\10 39
^M    
Disc: Tracker Bars
Fun application that provides graphical
VU bars for tracker tunes/music/sound
\10 39
^M    
Disc: Tracker Keyboard 
A keyboard which plays your tracker
as you watch and listen/music/sound
\10 39
^M    
Disc: Soundtracker Demo tune
To help demonstrate the Tracker Bars 
and Tracker Keyboard applications/music
\10 39
^M    
Disc: Pocket Book Bitmap Editor
Helps you produce your own bitmap
graphics for use in your OPL programs
\10 39
^A
All About Fonts Part 2
How to configure your font system for
optimum performance/FontSize/FontMax
\10 40
^C
Review: Parallel SCSI Interface
Atomwide CDFS compatible SCSI adaptor
for bi-directional parallel port systems
\10 43
^C
Review: FasterPC
Alternative to Acorn PC Emulator
Faster but with limitations/D Lawrence
\10 44
^A
Wimp Topics: Using features of RISC OS 3
DragaSprite/Indirected menu titles/Left
handed menus/Interactive help
\10 47
^A
PC Survival Guide Part 7
Transferring DOS files to RISC OS
Wordprocessor/text files/DTP/ASCII
\10 50
^A
Into the Arc: Integrating Draw and Paint
How to get the best results by combining
the power of these key applications
\10 54
^A
Hints: Using the Filer_Run Command
How to auto run automatically 
applications you always use together
\10 56
^A
Hints: FaxPack Telephone Numbers    
Using the *SetNumber command to set
the destination telephone number/Fax
\10 56
^A
Hints: Resetting the System Font
How to restore your system font when an
untidy piece of code leaves it awry
\10 56
^A
Hints: RISC OS 3 Quit Bug          
Quitting with more than one copy of 
the same application resident/!Run
\10 56
^A
Hints: Auto Emptying Bins            
How to prevent the Dustbin emptying
when you boot up your machine
\10 56
^A
Hints: Top Bit Characters in Impression
Substituting top bit characters using 
the abreviations dictionary
\10 56
^A
Hints: Outline Fonts for Colouring in
Produce outlines of your fonts for 
colouring in/graphics/Draw files
\10 57
^A
Hints: Change the Command Line Prompt
Customize your CLI prompt
OS/Operating System
\10 57
^A
Hints: Problems with GETKEY
Solution to the 'Too Long' error problem
related to the GetKey module/LoadFile
\10 57
^A
Hints: Using PCol with BJ10ex
Solution to BJ10ex reset code problem 
with PCol program/Printing 
\10 57
^A
Hints: Detecting ARM2/ARM250/ARM3
Detecting which processor is
present in your system/CPU
\10 57
^A
Hints: Tracking/Kerning in Impression
How to add/remove tracking/kerning
information from Impression files
\10 57
^A
Hints: Really Obscure Error Messages
% in module title error and what 
can cause it/usually voice modules
\10 57
^A
Hints: Faulty Voice Modules          
Voice modules known to cause the % in
module title error and fixes for them 
\10 57
^A
Write-Back: Future of Acorns A4
Comment on the failings and possible 
future direction of Acorns portable 
\10 60
^A
Write-Back: Thoughts on PCs and Macs
Pros and cons of the various machines
\10 60
^A
Write-Back: Frustrations of an Arc User
Criticism of Acorn suppliers and the
marginalisation of the Acorn platform
\10 60
^A
Write-Back: RISC User Wimp Library   
What happened to the Wimp Library
series/will it be continued
\10 61
^A
Write-Back: Praise for RISC User
Praise for RISC User and other
RISC Developments products
\10 61
^A
Points Arising
Typographical errors in
the DOS Survival Guide Part 2
\10 61
^A                            
Points Arising
Wrong issue numbers in the 6:9 ArcScan 
Index file/Fix supplied this month
\10 61
^A
Whats Cooking at Computer Concepts?
24 bit colour/Impression developments
New features/Tips on using Impression
\10 62
^K
C NoteBook: Random Seeding
Using and re-seeding the rand() 
random number generator function
\10 64
^K
C NoteBook: Template Libraries
Using the standard templates supplied
with Desktop C
\10 64
^K
C NoteBook: Allocating Room for Icons
Avoiding crashes when using the 
wimp_get_wind_info() function
\10 64
^K
C NoteBook: Using werr() with Variable
Arguments in a similar manner
to printf()
\10 64
^K
C NoteBook: Bug in wimp_set_icon_state()
Problems encountered when setting the
background colour of an icon
\10 64
^Q
Technical Queries: Squash Problems
How to recognise and compress or
de-compress squash files
\10 66
^Q
Technical Queries: Module Functions
Where can information be found about the
more common RMmodules/DDEUtils/FrontEnd
\10 66
^Q
Technical Queries: Recognising Files
How to recognise files when they are
dragged onto the Icon bar
\10 67
^Q
Technical Queries: Interrupts
How to turn off interrupts on 
the Arc/IRQ/FIQ/OS_IntOff/OS_IntOn
\10 67
^M
Disc: System Variable Manager
Provides complete control over the 
system variables
\10 68
^M
Disc: Tempi
Template Information utility/provides
individual info on all templates
\10 69
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