^A
Editorial: Acorn World '93
Developments in the Acorn market
Guidelines for Contributors
\1 2
^D
News: NewLook for RISC OS 3 
Attractive new Desktop display for RISC
OS 3 free from Acorn and TDK
\1 4
^D
News: The Names Pond, James Pond
Latest conversion from GamesWare/Eclipse
stable - James Pond 2 - Robocod
\1 4
^D
News: Fireworkz on the Archimedes
Colton Software launch Fireworkz at
Acorn Show - Spreadsheet/Word processor
\1 4
^D
News: Changing the Weather
Spacetech launch new version of Weather
Satellite stations and Software/PDSview
\1 4
^D
News: To C or not to C
New C development system from RISC
Developments/Language/Programming
\1 4
^D
News: Almanac Organiser enhanced
Stallion Software enhances Almanac to
manage Home Accounts/Business
\1 4
^D
News: Major upgrade to Squirrel
Digital Services launch Squirrel 2 at
Acorn Show - 38 enhancements - Database
\1 5                         
^D
News: Destination Germany 
German language versions of software
from Stallion/4Mation/Icon Technology
\1 5  
^D                      
News: Explore with Flossy the Frog
Fun educational program from 4Mation
Interactive Adventure for Children
\1 5
^D                              
News: Its Revolutionary
CD-ROM system from Morley Electronics
Low-cost/supports Replay and PhotoCD
\1 5
^D
News: Can Pigs Talk?
Educational software from Wyddfa
Software/Talking Stories/Education 
\1 5
^D
News: Sprite Animation
Minerva launch PrimeMover at Show
Real-time system for Animation control
\1 6
^D
News: Learn to play the Keyboard
Minerva launch Keyboard Trainer at Show
Education/Music/Entertainment
\1 6
^D
News: Creative Adventures - Creator II
Alpine Software releases Creator II
New version of arcade game designer
\1 6
^D
News: Creative Adventures - Explorer
Alpine Adventure Collection and
Explorer from Alpine Software/Education
\1 6
^D
News: Play it Again? Replay Plus
Upgrade to Acorn Replay DIY kit from
Irlam Instruments/Video/Digitising
\1 6
^D
News: Play it Again Replay Plus
Professional sound sampling card from
Irlam Instruments/CD/DAT/Music
\1 6
^D
News: Point-and-click with S-Base
S-Base 2 launched at Acorn World '93
Database/Multimedia/Squirrel/dBase
\1 6
^D
News: Life on a CD-ROM
The Artificial Intelligence CD-ROM
from Network Cybernetics Corporation
\1 6
^D
News: Acorn Down Under
Acorn Computers Australia announce big
price reductions/Education
\1 7
^D
News: Armed for Education
The ARM Club forms education group
Education/National Curriculum/PD
\1 7
^D
News: More Pennies in your Pocket
Acorn Computers extend special
promotions on Pocket Book and Schedule
\1 7
^D
News: High Flyers - Eagle and Lark
Wild Vision/Computer Concepts launch
Eagle multimedia system/Digitiser/Sound
\1 7
^D
News: High Flyers - Eagle and Lark
Wild Vision/Computer Concepts launch
Lark Sound Sampler/Stereo/AudioWorks
\1 7
^D
News: High Flyers - Eagle and Lark
Wild Vision/Computer Concepts launch
Chroma 500 Genlocking Card/Video
\1 7
^D
News: Join the Nursery
Holdfast develop JoyPad for younger
children/Keyboard/Mouse/Joystick
\1 7
^D
News: EMR turns up the volume
New products from EMR - MicroStudio 2
Music Player 3/Studio 24 v.3/MIDI/SMPTE
\1 7
^C
Review: ProArtisan 2 by Clares
Successor to popular graphics package
Computer Art/Image processing/Paint
\1 9
^A
Video Nouveau
Whats in store video-wise for the next
generation of Acorn computers/VIDC 20
\1 12
^A
Mapping the World
Producing statistical maps on the Arc
Education/DTP/Draw/Mapmaker
\1 14
^C
Review: Gothic Graphics
Medieval images on the Arc/The Medieval
and Gothic Fonts Pack from The Datafile
\1 17
^K
C NoteBook: Handling Errors
When to use wimpt_complain(),
wimpt_noerr() and werr()
\1 19
^K
C NoteBook: Preprocessor quote handling
Handling the insertion of quoted
strings when they fall next to quotes
\1 19
^K
C NoteBook: Macros and shorter code
Defining sets of macros to reduce
typing and make C code more readable
\1 19
^K
C NoteBook: Directories and fopen()
Value returned by fopen() in ANSI C not
entirely reliable
\1 19
^C
Review: Getting the best Resultz
The new spreadsheet from Colton Software
Wordz/Fireworkz/Pipedream/Office
\1 21                 
^A
Frontiers of Multimedia
Report from Interactive Learning '93
Fractal Compression/Interactive books
\1 24
^A
Wimp Topics: Displaying Text in Windows
Matching text to co-ordinates/Writing
text to the window/Scrolling/Programming
\1 27
^A
Exploring Hyperspace
Archimedes in the fourth dimension
Hypercube/Flatland/3D image
\1 30
^C
Review: The Star SJ-144 Colour Printer
A significant advance in colour printing
for the Arc? Thermal Transfer Printing 
\1 33
^C
Preview: It's a Kind of Magic
Simon the Sorcerer from AdventureSoft
Stunning game/conversion by GamesWare
\1 36
^C
Review: Stunt Racer 2000
Slip and slide round the courses of The
Fourth Dimensions latest driving game
\1 39
^M
Disc: Rotating HyperCubes
Attempts to give you an impression of
the fourth dimension/3D image
\1 40
^M
Disc: Text Kerner
Useful utility to kern text in Draw
files/DTP/Kerning/Outline Fonts
\1 40
^M
Disc: Window Writer
Demonstrates routines used for
displaying text in windows/Programming
\1 40
^M
Disc: Aces Patience
Addictive version of Patience that runs
on the Desktop/cards/games/fun
\1 40
^M
Disc: Astronomical Information
Provides extensive astronomical details
on the Sun, Moon and planets
\1 40
^M
Disc: Draw File Merger
A simple application to merge two Draw
files into a single file/CAD/DTP
\1 41
^M
Disc: Missing Caret Locator
Finds the missing caret in a screenful
of text/CAD/DTP/Utilities/A4
\1 41
^M
Disc: Desktop Calendar and Diary
Update to Diary application originally
published in 2:9 and 2:10/Utility
\1 41
^M
Disc: Gobble - The Word Game
Challenging word game to tax your brain
Education/Fun/Dictionary/Game/Hybrid
\1 41
^M
Disc: TableDraw - Table Generator
Utility for creating tables/CSV/Draw 
Spreadsheets/Databases/Hybrid
\1 41
^C
Review: Schedule and Event
Acorn Schedule and Event from ExPlan
Organise your life/Pocket Book/Agenda 
\1 42
^C
Review: Adventuring in Education
Daryl the Dragon from 4Mation/ArcVenture
III - The Vikings from Sherston
\1 44
^A
All About Outline Fonts Part 3
Font design and the use of outline fonts
in publishing/DTP/kerning/italic/oblique
\1 46
^A
PC Survival Guide Part 8
File security on the PC - DOS commands
to protect data and files
\1 49
^A
Hints: Obey File Errors
Tracing errors in Obey files using the
ERROR command
\1 52
^A
Hints: Lost Application Sprites 
Application icons failing to appear on
the icon bar - a solution
\1 52
^A
Hints: Work Area in Edit and DeskEdit
Setting the width of the work area in
Edit and DeskEdit windows
\1 52
^A
Hints: Automatic high-res resource icons
Forcing the Wimp to display the correct
icons on a mode change
\1 52
^A
Hints: RISC User Desktop Diary Update
Fixing a bug in the original Diary
application/Disc
\1 52
^A
Hints: Replacement for VDU 2
Three useful procedures for sending
characters to the printer stream
\1 53
^A
Hints: Halting a sound sample
Stopping a sound sample that has been
installed as a module voice
\1 53
^A
Hints: AIM images and ChangeFSI
A step-by-step guide to creating AIM
images with ChangeFSI
\1 53
^A
Hints: Task Window problems
A fix for programs that do not display
carriage returns in the Task Window
\1 53
^A
Hints: Quicker Printer Setups
Various short-cuts for setting up
printer configurations
\1 53
^A
Hints: File output using OS_GBPG
A simple procedure demonstrating the
OS_GBPB SWI for writing bytes to a file 
\1 55
^A
Hints: Faster Font Cataloguing
Speeding up font cataloguing by changing
the Resources message file/Fonts
\1 55
^A
Hints: FaxPack Status Display
Using FormEd to modify the FaxPack 
Status window size
\1 55
^A
Hints: RISC OS 3 Automatic Menus
Opening a deep menu structure without
covering the width of the screen
\1 55
^C
Review: Hatching a Plot
HatchBack from 4Mation - provides range
of cross-hatch patterns for Draw files
\1 57
^A
Getting the Best from Ovation
Hints and tips on book production
Pamphlet mode printing/DTP/Style sheets
\1 58
^A
Into the Arc: Musings with Paint/Draw
More fancy effects with Paint and Draw
Stencils/Masks/Transparent Panels/DTP
\1 60
^A
The 80 Column
Problems with RISC OS 3 printer drivers
NEC/Epson/PostScript/DTP/Queue/SmartSave
\1 65
^A
Write-Back: A4 to the fore
Turning an A4 into an A5000 with PC
keyboard and monitor/fan noise
\1 66
^A
Write-Back: A4 chicken and egg situation
Lack of peripherals from third parties/
lack of demand for the A4
\1 66
^A
Write-Back: A Progress Report
PC Emulation on the Archimedes
Reading high density discs/1.44Mb
\1 66
^A
Write-Back: The Pocket Book
Abacus on the Psion Series 3/changing
window size/Fax and Modem/Communications
\1 67
^A
Write-Back: Education and Training
Comment on RISC User 6:9 editorial
LEA policy on computers/Education/DTP
\1 67
^A
Write-Back: The Canon BJ200
Clarifying situation on letter in 6:9
about BJ200/Page Length/ink-jet printers
\1 67
^A
Points Arising
Just A Page 6:9 Page 33 - simplifying
PROCdl to avoid occasional errors
\1 67
^Q
Technical Queries: Computer Jargon
The Wimp Slot explained/How it is
allocated/Wimpslot/Task Manager/Memory
\1 70
^Q
Technical Queries: Claiming Memory
Obtaining extra memory for processing
documents/DIM/RMA/Wimp_SlotSize
\1 70
^Q
Technical Queries: Pointer Information
Using Wimp_GetPointerInfo to obtain
details on pointer position
\1 71
^Q
Technical Queries: Running Text files
Using the Filer_Run command to load a
Text file into Edit/Wimp_ProcessKey
\1 71
^A
Editorial: The Acorn World in 1993
Reflections on 1993 Acorn IBM and
Apple - Recession/Sales/Marketing
\2 2
^A
Editorial: Acorn World Show
Highlights of the Acorn World 93
Vision for the future
\2 2
^A
Editorial: Announcements
BEEBUG Showroom open until 8pm/Thursdays
Telephone number/RISC User/0727 843600
\2 2
^D
News: A4000S Upgrade Kit
Cumana and Semerc launch Special Needs
upgrade kit for A4000/EMU/Education 
\2 4
^D
News: Peer to Peer Networking
Acorn to launch peer to peer network
system in 1994/AUN/Education/Hard Drives
\2 4
^D
News: Cartoon Capers from LOOKsystems
Bitfolio Cartoon Graphics collection
converted for Archimedes/Clipart/DTP
\2 4
^D
News: The Fastest ARM Yet
ARM Ltd launch the new ARM7 processor
Successor to ARM6/DSP/PDA/3D0/Acorn/VIDC
\2 4
^D
News: Acorn Video Minefield
Acorn withdraws Home Computer Minefield
Video after court action by Commodore
\2 4
^D
News: Acorn User Changes Publisher
Redwood Publishing sells Acorn User
magazine to Europress/Acorn Computing
\2 4
^D
News: New Monitor from Acorn
Acorn and Microvitec launch Super VGA
monitor for Archimedes/AKF50/SVGA
\2 4
^D
News: New Games from Fourth Dimension
Haunted House - graphic adventure
Birds of War - flight simulator
\2 5
^D
News: New Games from Fourth Dimension
The Exotic Adventures of Sylvia Layne
Massive arcade adventure game
\2 5
^D
News: New Games from Fourth Dimension
Carnage Inc. - 3D isometric action
Successor to Pandora's Box
\2 5
^D
News: The Ultimate CD Drive
Computer Concepts launches CD-ROM system
Pioneer drive/ArtWorks Clipart CD-ROM/CC
\2 5
^D
News: ArtWorks Made Easy
Dabs Press releases Dabhand Guide for
Computer Concepts ArtWorks/Book/DTP/CC
\2 5
^D
News: Cheaper PC Compatibility
Acorn announces price reductions for
Acorn/Aleph One PC cards/PC Emulation
\2 5
^D
News: A Treat for Geographers
Topologika launch Navigator for teaching
Navigation and Mapping Skills/Education
\2 6
^D
News: Snartlefish Baiting on Solumus
Phaethon - Arcade game from System
Interrupt and Sinusoidal Tendencies
\2 6
^D
News: Family Fun from Cumana
Low cost CD-ROM packs for home users and
families/Education Packs/CD
\2 6
^D
News: Lots More Fun and Games
Three-disc compilation of educational
games from HS Software/Education
\2 6
^D
News: LaserDirect Prices Slashed
Computer Concepts announces dramatic
price cut for LaserDirect printers/DTP
\2 6
^D
News: Longman Goes Wild
New video and image processing system
from Wild Vision and Longman Logotron
\2 6
^D
News: Longman Goes Wild
Wild Vision - ScanLight Video 256
Longman Logotron - Revelation imagePro
\2 6
^D
News: DeskEdit 3 Launched
Risc Developments launch DeskEdit 3
Text/Program editor/BASIC/C/Programming
\2 6
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
Critical look at ten image processing
and art/graphics applications
\2 7
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
ChangeFSI/Acorn/Translator/GreyEdit
and Creator shareware applications
\2 7
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
Computer Concepts/ScanLight Plus/CC
AIM/Another Image Manager/Public Domain
\2 8
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
Photopia/Cambridge International
Software/CIS/Process shareware package
\2 8
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
PhotoView/Klein Computer
Imagery/Palette Studio
\2 8
^C
Group Survey - Image Processors
Revelation imagePro/Longman Logotron
ProArtisan 2/Clares
\2 8
^A
Desktop C Part 1 - Displaying Sprites
New series on C programming and writing
Desktop applications/Wimp/Sprites
\2 13
^C
Review: NightSky by Clares
An all-purpose star mapper/planetarium/
Telescope simulator/Astronomy/Stars
\2 17
^A
The RISC User Morpher
All about morphing and image distortion
Full application/Demo on magazine disc
\2 20
^A
Introducing Photo-CD
An investigation of Photo-CD from Kodak
Photography/CD-ROM/Multimedia/DTP
\2 23
^C
Review: Rhapsody 3
Rhapsody 3 - the music editor from
Clares is put through its paces/MIDI
\2 25
^C
Review: SyQuest 105Mb Removable Drive
Is the SyQuest a safe alternative to a
fixed hard drive?/Storage/IDE/SCSI/DTP
\2 28
^A
Educational Software at Home Part 3
Control applications for home education
Physics/Chemistry/Biology software
\2 30
^A
A New Look for your Desktop
Getting to grips with the NewLook
program from Acorn/3D Desktop/RISC OS 3
\2 33
^A
Desktop Debugging
Alternative methods for debugging
programs/Bugs/Basic/Desktop/Programming
\2 34
^C
Review: Enter the Crystal Maze
The Crystal Maze game from Sherston
Software/Channel 4 adventure show
\2 36
^A
Whats Cooking at Clares ?
Dave Clare chats about Clares/Rhapsody
ProArtisan/Topographer/Maxwell/Acorn
\2 38
^M
Disc: The RISC User Morpher
Powerful morphing application for
transforming any image into another
\2 40
^M
Disc: Help Demonstration
A Wimp Topics application showing how
to use interactive Help/Wimp/Desktop
\2 40
^M
Disc: Sprite Displayer
Demonstration application for Desktop C
Displays sprites on the Desktop/Wimp
\2 40
^M
Disc: Foreign Image Files
DOS images and utilities to accompany
the PC Emulator Survival Guide/Sprites
\2 40
^M
Disc: Icon Labeller
Useful Desktop utility for labelling
renumbering Icons/Wimp/Templates
\2 40
^M
Disc: Boffin Game
Challenging and addictive graphical
adventure game from author of Wraith
\2 40
^M
Disc: ASCII Text Formatter
Excellent utility for formatting ASCII
text files for Edit/DeskEdit
\2 41
^M
Disc: Desktop Hotkeys
Access most Filer/Wimp operations from
the Keyboard/Desktop/Pinboard
\2 41
^M
Disc: Christmas Disc
Morphing Demonstration - fifteen frame
animation of RISC User Morpher/Sprites
\2 41
^M
Disc: Christmas Disc
RISC OS 3 NewLook - Acorns 3D Desktop
application/Templates/Icons/Backdrops
\2 41
^A
Into the Arc: Expanding your horizons
Upgrading your computer/Memory/Hard
Drive/Printer/Scanner/Digitiser
\2 43
^C
Review: Explore with Flossy the Frog
An adventure game for primary school
children from 4Mation/Education
\2 45
^A
PC Emulator Survival Guide Part 9
Converting foreign graphics formats
into Acorn sprites/Images/ChangeFSI
\2 47
^A
Wimp Topics: Interactive Help
Providing interactive help in your own
programs/Desktop/Basic/Programming
\2 51
^A
Hints: 1st Word Plus and RISC OS 3
How to modify the 1st Word Plus palette
file so it works with RISC OS 3
\2 54
^A
Hints: Using the ColourTrans module
Developing applications that are mode
and palette independent/GCOL/TINT/ECF
\2 54
^A
Hints: Speeding up division in Basic
Using bit shifting to speed up division
in Basic/Wimp
\2 54
^A
Hints: Font Message File Maker
Update to the Faster Font Cataloguing
hint in RISC User 7:1/Fonts/DTP
\2 54
^A
Hints: Viewing Hyperspace
Alternative method for viewing the 3D
images in Hyperspace in RISC User 7:1
\2 55
^A
Hints: Menon Virtual Desktop
Incompatibility problem between PD
application Menon and ArtWorks
\2 55
^A
Hints: NewLook and Sticky Backdrops
Using Acorns NewLook application with
sticky backdrops other than Pinboard
\2 55
^A
Hints: Iconising NewLook
Modifying the NewLook Template file to
include a Close icon/Desktop/Wimp
\2 55
^A
Hints: New Device Directory Names
Using the command Filer_OpenDir null:$
instead of Filer_OpenDir null:/Desktop
\2 55
^A
Hints: Acorns Prisoners?
Unusual item hidden away in a RISC OS 3
Template file/Wimp/Resources/FormEd
\2 56
^A
Hints: RISC OS 3 PRMs Hardware Upgrade
A DIY upgrade to the RISC OS 3 PRM box
to allow easier extraction
\2 56
^A
Hints: Masterfile 3 File Information 
Possible confusion with the File Info
dialogue box/File size information
\2 56
^A
Hints: Faster Verify Operations
Speeding up RISC OS 3 Verify operations
Desktop/Formatting/Verifying/Disc
\2 56
^A
Hints: Changing Stereo Positions
Reassigning the stereo position after a
ChannelVoice command/Sound/Music
\2 56
^A
Hints: Reducing the Volume
A simple way to reduce the sound volume
in certain Basic games/Music/Voices
\2 56
^A
Hints: Receiving Wimp Messages
Message list for Wimp_Initialise in
RISC OS 3/Acknowledging messages/Wimp
\2 56
^A
Good Impressions
Creating borders in Draw for use with
Impression Junior/DTP
\2 58
^Q
Technical Queries: Panes in Windows
Redrawing a pane correctly when a 
window changes position
\2 62
^Q
Technical Queries: Writable Icons
Using data typed into a writable icon
Indirected icons/Wimp_GetIconState
\2 62
^Q
Technical Queries: Module Jargon
A description of the Module term
Instantiation postfix/FileCore
\2 63
^Q
Technical Queries: Reversing Colours
Reversing the colours of a text display
using EOR/Edit/Wimp_SetColour
\2 63
^K
C NoteBook: Random Errors
Error in the Random Number Generation
hint in RISC User 6:10/rand() function
\2 65
^K
C NoteBook: Inconsistent Powers
Avoiding errors when calling the
function double pow()/maths library
\2 65
^K
C NoteBook: Monitoring Line Numbers
A simple debugging routine to monitor
specific areas of code/Macro
\2 65
^K
C NoteBook: RISC OS 3 Messages
Using the SWI Wimp_AddMessages after
calling wimpt_init()
\2 65
^K
C NoteBook: Parameter Substitution
Using a hash to force parameter
substitution in #define macros
\2 65
^A
Beat the VAT Man
A simple program to help you complete
your VAT returns/Budget/Basic
\2 66
^A
Write-Back: A Pat on the Back
Production and use of maps in
Geography RISC User 7:1/Praise
\2 67
^A
Write-Back: RISC User - A Personal View
Criticism about the lack of technical
advice and programming tutorial
\2 67
^A
Write-Back: Speeding up the Resultz
Comment from Colton Software on speed
findings in Resultz review RISC User 7:1
\2 67
^A
Editorial: Welcome to new readers
Reflecting on the previous year and a
look ahead to the future/Acorn/Apple
\3 2
^A
Editorial: Congratulations to Beebug
Beebug becomes Acorns largest computer
dealer
\3 2
^D
News: Somerset Talking Computer Project
New book from Longman Logotron - helping
children with reading problems/Education
\3 4
^D
News: The Horizon Project
Eighty new multimedia resource modules
for the National Curriculum/Education
\3 4
^D
News: Extend with Semerc
An extendible computer trolley for 3-box
systems/A4000S/RM Nimbus/Apple/Education
\3 4
^D
News: More from Longman Logotron
Advantage - entry level spreadsheet
Low cost alternative to Eureka/Fireworkz
\3 4
^D
News: More from Longman Logotron
First Page - easy to use and low cost
desktop publishing package/DTP/Education
\3 4
^D
News: More from Longman Logotron
Pinpoint for Windows - PC version of the
popular data application/Education
\3 4
^D
News: At last - Mac disc compatibility
Computer Concepts develops utility to
read and write Apple Macintosh discs
\3 5
^D
News: Greater control with Semerc Roller
An easy to use trackerball for primary
school children/Education/Mouse
\3 5
^D
News: Acorn and Longman launch PIMS
A complete administration system for
primary schools/Education/Accounts
\3 5
^D
News: From DOS to RISC OS to DOS
Colton Software launches Fireworkz for
Windows/PC/Spreadsheet/Word processor
\3 5
^D
News: Spheres of Chaos
New versions of Spheres of Chaos and
Aggressor games from Matt Black/Game
\3 5
^D
News: CD-ROMs from Anglia Television
Understanding the Body/Castles
Still Pictures/Replay Films/Education
\3 5
^D
News: CD-ROM from Anglia Television
Countries of the World/Countries of
Britain - Maps/Key Plus/Education
\3 5
^D
News: CD-ROM from Anglia Television
19th Century Biographies - over 250 
biographies for Key Plus/Education
\3 5
^D
News: ARM reaches for the sky
ARM Ltd announces licensing agreement
with Cirrus Logic Inc/ARM7/ARM8
\3 6
^D
News: Artwork with a difference
New graphics collections from
Lynsoft/DTP/Clipart/Fantasy/Horror
\3 6
^D
News: Mathematics brought to life
The World of Number CD-ROM series from
Cumana/Maths/Education
\3 6
^D
News: Kerning for All
Design Concept launches Kerner - allows
all RISC OS 3 programs to kern fonts/DTP
\3 6
^D
News: Upgrade your Impression now
Computer Concepts encourages Impression
users to upgrade to Style/Publisher/DTP
\3 6
^D
News: Start the new year with Ovation
Newham Junior School is selling a 1994
calendar produced entirely with Ovation
\3 6
^A
Introducing the ARM7 Family
A detailed introduction to the ARM7
processor family/ARM600/ARM700/ARM
\3 7
^C
Review: Impression Style
The new word processor from Computer
Concepts/DTP/WordWorks/Equasor/TableMate
\3 9
^C
Review: Two CD-ROM systems
An evaluation of the Morley Revolution/
Cumana 300 Series/Multimedia/PhotoCD
\3 12
^C
Review: Font Directory
A powerful font management system from
LOOKsystems/DTP/Outline fonts
\3 14
^A
Just A Page - Chaos
A short graphical program producing
something similar to a Mandelbrot Set
\3 17
^A
Just a Page - Desktop Password Utility
A very useful utility to stop other
people using your computer/Security
\3 17
^C
Review: Fireworkz                     
Colton Software integrated spreadsheet
word processor/Wordz/Resultz
\3 18
^A
Whats Cooking at 4Mation
Mike Matson talks about 4Mation/Roger
Rabbit/Software Piracy/Grannys Garden
\3 20
^C
Review: Image Bank
A compressed image storage utility from
Irlam Instruments/JPEG/Sprites/DTP
\3 24
^A
Turn up the Heat on your Keyboard
A HotKeys application for you to type in
and customise/Basic/Desktop Utility
\3 26
^C
Review: Vigil - The Spy on the Desktop
A budget Desktop debugger from Rheingold
Enterprises/Basic/C/ARM/Programming
\3 30
^A
Desktop C Part 2 - Handling Draw Files
Using C to display a Draw file in a
window on the Desktop/Programming
\3 32
^C
Review: Castle Ergo Keyboard for the Arc
A replacement PC style keyboard for
Acorn 32 bit computers/Archimedes
\3 35
^C
Review: Aztecs and Naughty Stories
Education software from Sherston
Aztecs - History/Geography
\3 36
^C
Review: Aztecs and Naughty Stories
Education software from Sherston
Naughty Stories - Reading/English
\3 36
^M
Disc: Just A Page - Chaos and Lock
Two short programs from this months
Just A Page feature/Graphics/Security
\3 40
^M
Disc: HotKeys
The HotKeys application from the listing
in the magazine/Desktop utility/Basic
\3 40
^M
Disc: Slider Bars Demonstration
Demonstrates how to implement slider
bars in programs/Wimp Topics/Programming
\3 40
^M
Disc: Draw File Displayer
Demonstration application for Desktop C
Displays Draw files on the Desktop/Wimp
\3 40
^M
Disc: Window Writer 2
Illustrates how to highlight text in a
window with the mouse/Wimp Topics/Basic
\3 40
^M
Disc: Ovation Toolbox
A useful customisable toolbox for all
Ovation users/DTP/Utility
\3 40
^M
Disc: Cretin
Highly polished implementation of one of
the most popular computer games/Game
\3 41
^M
Disc: Directory Compare
An updated version of the directory
comparison utility/DirComp/Network
\3 41
^M
Disc: Clipart Selector
A very powerful utility for cataloguing
and storing Draw/Sprite files
\3 41
^M
Disc: Morse Tutor
A fun to use Morse Code program to teach
you the ins and outs of dots and dashes
\3 41
^A
Getting the Best from Ovation
Further ideas on using Ovation for book
production/Generating an Index/Kerning
\3 42
^C
Review: Select and Collect
An examination of several very popular
public domain games/Tertis/Gyrinus/PD
\3 44
^C
Review: Select and Collect
Popular public domain games - Dinosaw
Taipei/Planet Land/Mine Hunt/Billion/PD
\3 44
^K
C NoteBook: 3D Slab Bug Strikes Again
An error that occurs when using Acorns
BorderUtil module and dbox_dispose()
\3 47
^K
C NoteBook: An Alternative Linker
Drlink - a public domain/PD alternative
to Acorn linker/Accepts AOF/ALF formats
\3 47
^K
C NoteBook: Excluding Unused Functions
Using the undocumented -zo flag in the
Acorn compiler with the -fw flag
\3 47
^K
C NoteBook: DeskEdit 3 Debugging Macro
Two macros to send debugging strings to
the DeskEdit 3 scroller window
\3 47
^A
Wimp Topics: Dragging Objects
Implementing slider bars/Highlighting
text/Programming/Basic/Desktop
\3 49
^A
Into the Arc: Computer Programming
What is a program/Programming language
How computers understand programs/Basic
\3 53
^E
Hints: Printing Postscript files
An obscure bug that can occur when
printing Postscript files from Ovation
\3 56
^E
Hints: Marking blocks in DeskEdit
Using the DeskEdit keyboard function
Ctrl-Shift-M to select a block of text
\3 56
^E
Hints: Creating TIFF files with Creator
A bug that occurs when using Creator to
save TIFF files onto MS-DOS discs
\3 56
^E
Hints: Loading the BorderUtil Module
Preventing an error occuring when
loading Acorns BorderUtil module
\3 56
^E
Hints: Stuck in the Haunted House
A hint on how to get out of the cellar
in The 4th Dimensions Haunted House game
\3 56
^E
Hints: Psychedelic Light Show
A bizarre OS_UpdateMEMC SWI that shows
an unusual feature of the Archimedes
\3 56
^E
Hints: Using ShowPage with RISC OS 3
How to get Computer Concepts Postscript
interpreter to work under RISC OS 3
\3 56
^E
Hints: Zooming in Draw
An alternative method for enlarging an
area of work in Draw
\3 58
^E
Hints: Speeding up Basic
Using the RMFaster command to increase
the speed of a Basic program by 40%
\3 58
^E
Hints: Positioning REM statements
Increasing the speed of Basic programs
by placing REMs outside procedures
\3 58
^E
Hints: Getting the Basic Logic right
Are your IF THEN ELSE statements
logically correct/Programming
\3 58
^E
Hints: Iconising the Format window
Speeding up a verify operation by
iconising the Format/Verify window
\3 58
^E
Hints: Mapping DOS Extensions
Using the DOSMap command to make files
on a DOS disc use RISC OS icons
\3 59
^E
Hints: Copying while Verifying
Opening a Filer window for a disc while
it is being verified
\3 59
^E
Hints: A Safer Save with DeskEdit 3
A very useful hint for archiving your
DeskEdit 3 Safe-save backups/Backup
\3 59
^C
Review: Three Books
ArtWorks Made Easy - Dabs Press
Aimed at the first time ArtWorks user
\3 60
^C
Review: Three Books
RISC OS 3 First Steps - Dabs Press
An introduction to RISC OS 3
\3 60
^C
Review: Three Books
First Steps in Programming Acorn RISC
OS Computers - Sigma/Good introduction
\3 60
^A
PC Emulator Survival Guide Part 10
Delving into the mysteries of the DOS
keyboard/Foreign languages/Code pages
\3 62
^A
Write-Back: Consuming Passion
Concern about the ink consumption of
the Epson Stylus 800 printer
\3 66
^A
Write-Back: Basic in a Window
Writing non Desktop programs in a Task
Window/Lack of support for graphics
\3 66
^A
Write-Back: Printer Problems
Switching off the Start LC-10 before
shutting down the computer/ADVAL(-4)
\3 66
^A
Write-Back: Arxe HD Disc Interfaces
Problems with the Arxe Systems high
density disc drive interface
\3 67
^A
Pin-Board: Calling all Fax Packs
Sharing information/data with other
Computer Concepts FaxPack users
\3 67
^A
Pin-Board: Business Contacts Wanted
Archimedes business users in the
Brighton area to exchange hints/tips
\3 67
^A
Pin-Board: Calling all Programmers
Programmers required to work on a 
series of projects with animation/sound
\3 67
^A
Pin-Board: Morley Teletext Adaptor
Help wanted with the Morley Teletext
Adaptor on the Archimedes
\3 67
^Q
Technical Queries: Error Trapping
Incorporating error trapping routines
in your programs/Basic/Programming
\3 70
^Q
Technical Queries: Installing Fonts
Applications that do not detect when
new fonts have been installed
\3 70
^Q
Technical Queries: Disappearing Icons
Why NewLook 3D icons are sometimes
replaced by the 2D icons/Wimp sprites
\3 71
^A
Hybrid: Clip Art Selector
Excellent utility to manage libraries
of Draw files/Clipart/DTP
\3 73
^A
Hybrid: Ovation Toolbox
A useful utility for Ovation users
Provides 24 tools in a toolbox/DTP
\3 73
^D
News: BETT 94 Education Show
Tenth anniversary show/Special needs
software and low cost networking shown
\4 4
^D
News: Computer Concepts FaxPack revived
CC to make more if 50 firm orders made
Support continued for existing users/Fax
\4 4
^D
News: AVP announces PictureBase programs
National Curriculum multimedia resources
for RISC OS and MS Windows/Education
\4 4
^D
News: Super Sound Expansion System
Expressive Software Projects announces
16 bit Replay compatible MIDI sound card
\4 4
^D
News: Barcodes for the Arc
Kang Software Barcodes program produces
EAN barcodes as Draw files
\4 4
^D
News: Topologika Music Box
Educational program teaches composition
rhythm pitch and harmony
\4 5
^D
News: Irlam Hand Scanners and Digitiser
Irlam announces 24 bit colour scanner
and Replay digitiser for DTP/Multimedia
\4 5
^D
News: Acorn releases Photo-CD software
New Kodak Photo-CD compatible versions
of CDFS/DTP/Multimedia
\4 5
^D
News: Sherston Launches Bodywise
Education package provides an
animated database of the human body
\4 5
^D
News: Time Detectives - The Victorians
Sherston launches education package
describing Victorian lifestyles
\4 5
^D
News: Oxford Reading Tree Stage 2
Talking Stories education package from
Sherston and Oxford University Press
\4 5
^D
News: Aleph One 486 Dx2 PC Cards
A new range of fast clock-doubled PC
cards revealed for business users
\4 5
^D
News: Computer Concepts Artworks on CD
Version 1.5 of Artworks now on CD-ROM
with clip art for DTP/Multimedia
\4 7
^D
News: PTW Software Kernplus and EvenKern
New programs to add kerning to fonts and
force DTP applications to use kerning
\4 7
^D
News: Acorn Access Networking
Entry level AUN based networking for
low-cost resource sharing in education
\4 7
^D
News: Acorn Level 4 Fileserver Release 3
Network software includes Application
Accelerator and Gateway Ethernet link
\4 7
^D
News: Easy Font from Fabis Computing
DTP utility facilitates installing and
modification of fonts
\4 7
^D
News: Acorn adds to Pocket Book software
Plotter and Calc education programs
PocketFS 2 now has better file transfer
\4 7
^D
News: 4Mation Maths Circus
Education puzzles in a circus setting
\4 7
^A
Dots Before Your Eyes: 3D Images
Using the ProArtisan art package to make
3D stereograms/Dotscape/Graphics
\4 8
^A
New Sprites for Future Machines
The new Acorn sprite format for 16, 24
and 32 bit images/Sprite
\4 10
^C
Review: AudioWorks Sample Editor
Computer Concepts sound editing package
for multimedia
\4 12
^C
Review: Morphing Programs
Morpheus from Oregan and Rephorm from
Oak Solutions/Graphics/Animation
\4 14
^C
Review: Canon BJC-600 Colour Printer
Computer Concepts printer with Turbo
Drivers/DTP inkjet printer
\4 18
^A
Just a Page: Customised System Boot
Hard Disc User's utility allowing
alternative floppy boot sequences
\4 21
^C
Review: Archimedes the Navigator
Education package from Topologika to
encourage navigational & mapping skills
\4 22
^A
Whats Cooking at Colton
Behind the scenes info on the company
that produced FireWorkz and Pipedream
\4 24
^A
Desktop C: Displaying Text
Programming feature on how to display
text in Desktop windows using ANSI C
\4 27
^C
Review: ColourCard Gold Graphics Card
Computer Concepts upgrades its graphics
enhancer - 16 bit 32767 colour Desktop
\4 31
^A
Education: Key Moves
Key series of multimedia education
applications by Anglia TV
\4 34
^A
Guide to RISC OS 3 Style
Summary for programmers outlining the
ideas in the Acorn RISC OS Style Guide
\4 36
^M
Disc: SRCheat
Stunt Racer 2000 file editor to
make the game easier
\4 39
^M
Disc: ADPC
Advanced Data Presentation Creator
Multimedia & business graphics software
\4 39
^C
Review: Computer Concepts Wordworks
Review of thesaurus and dictionary
program/Includes WordHound Shareware
\4 40
^A
The Tekkie Disc: Acorn Manuals on CD
Programmers Reference Manuals/DDE and
Basic manuals on CD-ROM by Emerald/PRM
\4 45
^A
Wimp Topics: Dragging Objects
Programmers series looks at Wimp SWI
calls for dragging and rubber banding
\4 47
^A
Into the Arc: Computer Programming
A look at programming languages for the
Archimedes/C/C++
\4 51
^A
PC Emulator Survival Guide
Guide for users of PC-Soft or IBM PC
compatible cards on keyboard shortcuts
\4 54
^A
DTP: Good Impressions
Using the Computer Concepts DTP program
to produce leaflets/The Style Editor
\4 60
^E
Hints & Tips: Detecting 3D Windows
Test to see if NewLook is in use on your
machine
\4 63
^E
Hints & Tips: Array Operations in Basic
Program that corrects division of arrays
for Basic VI
\4 63
^E
Hints & Tips: Enumerating Windows
Finding out a list of active windows
by using Wimp_GetWindowState
\4 63
^E
Hints & Tips: Printing Basic in Edit
Getting Basic programs to print in Edit
by changing the file type
\4 63
^E
Hints & Tips: Switching Fonts on and off
Changing the !Boot file to turn off
certain fonts not needed
\4 63
^E
Hints & Tips: Converting between files
Making Basic data files into text files
\4 64
^E
Hints & Tips: Title of a Window
Program procedure to find the title of 
any window
\4 64
^E
Hints & Tips: Problems with Templates
Problems with modifying template files
for applications
\4 64
^M
Disc: Get Triangulated
Triangles game/A Desktop puzzle game of
skill and patience
\4 68
^M
Disc: SpyMaster
Programming utility that allows you to
peek in to files and application memory
\4 69
^D
News: Go-Go! Turtle graphics
N.W. SEMERC Logo package for education
\5 4
^D
News: Acorn User Spring Show 1994
Details of the exhibitors stands
/Exhibition
\5 4
^D
News: Liberate your Printer
Spooler from Clares allows background
printing/Buffer
\5 4
^D
News: Improve your CD-ROM Performance
Eesox CDFast boosts CD performance by
using caching
\5 5
^D
News: Gwen the Mischevious Bear
Wyddfa Software Talking Stories
Education word game
\5 5
^D
News: GamesWare Striker
International football game
\5 5
^D
News: Landscapes CD
Longman Logotron photo library using
Photobase/CD-ROM/Education/Images
\5 5
^D
News: Talking Rhymes and Number Tiles
Educational nursery rhyme programs and
mathematical puzzles from Topologika
\5 5
^D
News: Computer Concepts Gold 'n Eagle
ColourCard Gold graphics adapter and
Eagle movie digitiser special offer
\5 6
^D
News: Morley Electronics Revolution
CD-ROM now double speed Hybrid version
available to use with PC and Arc
\5 6
^D
News: Advantage spreadsheet
Designed for use in education
by Longman Logotron
\5 6
^D
News: Irlam Instruments ImageBank
Enhanced version of multimedia graphics
program Now supports Draw files/JPEG
\5 6
^D
News: Sibelius 7 Award
Music program is Best Software of the
year on any platform - Computer Shopper
\5 6
^D
News: PrimeSolver from Minerva
Educational program to develop problem
solving skills/Education
\5 6
^D
News: Silent Keyboard and A3000 adapter
Castle Technology/PC keyboard
\5 6
^C
Review: Spreadsheet Group Survey
Clares Schema 2 Minerva DTOsheet
Silicon Vision Prosheet (not reviewed)
\5 8
^C
Review: Spreadsheet Group Survey
Colton Pipedream and Resultz
Longman Logotron Eureka 2
\5 8
^C
Review: Window on the World
SpaceTech Weather Desk satellite weather
receiving station/Meteosat/NOAA
\5 15
^C
Review: Irlam Image II Colour Scanner
24-bit hand scanner
Graphics/Multimedia/DTP
\5 20
^G
New Modes for Future Machines
Information for programmers about future
developments in Acorn graphics
\5 22
^G
Shrink: A Window Organiser
Desktop utility program to shrink
windows on screen
\5 25
^C
Review: Prime Solver from Minerva
Educational program to encourage puzzle
solving
\5 30
^G
Review: Games Round Up
Renegade by Magic Pockets
Warlocks by Network 23 & Small by Virgo
\5 34
^C
Review: Games Round Up
System Interrupt Phaethon & Birds of War
and Carnage Inc from Fourth Dimension
\5 34
^M
Disc: Sphere Zone
Desktop novelty game
\5 38
^M
Disc: Free
Display free space displays for old
RISC OS 2 style filing systems
\5 38
^M
Disc: DeskTidy Deskyop organiser
Colourful pictorial icons to replace
standard blue directory folders
\5 38
^M
Disc: Window Grabber
Desktop utility to save images of
windows to disc
\5 38
^M
Disc: Wimp Topics
Basic memory management routines for
Desktop programs
\5 38
^M
Disc: Post Rates
Program to calculate postage rates
all over the world with all tariffs
\5 38
^M
Disc: Audio Filter
Program to design electronic audio
filter circuitry/High pass/Low pass
\5 38
^M
Disc: Into the Arc
Programs to show colour use in 16 colour
modes for novice programmers/Basic
\5 38
^M
Disc: Irlam Picture
Digitised JPEG image to demonstrate the
Irlam 24-bit hand scanner
\5 38
^G
Getting the Best from Ovation
Desktop Publishing and wordprocessing
Ideas/Multimedia/Education
\5 40
^G
Education: Key moves
Anglia Television Key Plus with many new
data files/CD-ROM/Education/Database
\5 42
^C
Review: The Eagle has finally landed
Eagle Mark II card from CC Movie
digitiser for Multimedia/Graphics/Sound
\5 45
^G
Desktop C: The Data Transfer Protocol
Programming article looking at how Wimp
programs communicate
\5 49
^E
Hint: Losing the caret
To allow hot keys to be detected by
background programs
\5 52
^E
Hint: Making Smaller Impression Files
Saving disc space by removing redundant
data from Computer Concepts DTP files
\5 52
^E
Hint: WordPerfect Display
Solving display problems with programs
running under PC emulation
\5 52
^E
Hint: DDT Memory Usage
Solving problems caused by using DDE on
a 2Mb machine
\5 52
^E
Hint: Boot$Flag Improvements
RISC OS 3 tip to allow it to
work properly after soft resets
\5 52
^E
Hints: Automating Backups
Using Alarm to backup hard discs
regularly/Automate/Backing up
\5 52
^E
Hint: Speed up CFS
Speed up copying with Computer
Concepts Compression Filing System
\5 52
^E
Hint: Speeding up a Hard Disc
Technique to reduce file fragmentation
on a hard disc
\5 53
^E
Hint: K Validation with RISC OS 3.11
Problems with icon validation strings
\5 53
^E
Hint: Rogue SWI routines
SWIs which do not have the expected
return conditions/Programming
\5 53
^E
Hint: Drive Installation Problems
Possible causes for new disc drives
failing to work reliably
\5 53
^G
Into the Arc: Colour Sense
Discussion of 16-colour graphics for
novice programmers
\5 54
^G
PC Emulator Survival Guide
Budget Software Quatro-Pro 5.0 for DOS
by Borland International
\5 57
^G
PC Emulator Survival Guide
Budget software SkyGlobe Diet Expert
Expert Astronomer and MAC-IN-DOS
\5 57
^G
PC Emulator Survival Guide
Budget software examined
Expert Astronomer and Expert DOS tutor
\5 57
^E
Hint: Relocatable Memory Area Size
Growing in size/Reasons why and
possible solutions
\5 59
^E
Hint: File saving
Whether to use OS_BPut BPUT method
or OS_File for file saving/Programming
\5 59
^G
Wimp Topics: A Flexible Memory Manager
Basic routines to implement a heap for
Wimp programs/Programming
\5 62
^G
WriteBack: Multi Tasking
Praising the RISC OS ethic of linking
programs to solve particular problems
\5 66
^G
WriteBack: Basic in a Task Window
Multi tasking Basic programs with
graphics
\5 66
^G
WriteBack: Into the Arc
Problems with 7:3 instalment and
RISC OS 2/Basic/Edit
\5 66
^G
WriteBack: Failings of PD Font Libraries
PD Fonts "misleading"/DTP
\5 66
^G
Pinboard: Tom Waller
Telephone number correction
\5 67
^G
Pinboard: Printer Problems
A5000 and Star LC24-10 behaving
strangely
\5 67
^D
News: Acorn A4 Customer Support
On site maintenance and hot-line support
for portable enhanced
\6 4
^D
News: Risc PC Launch
Acorn announces new computer/ARM 610
\6 4
^D
News: Computer Concepts at AU Show
Impression Publisher/Acorn User
Graphics loaders and MacFS/DTP
\6 4
^D
News: Access Maths Geometry
Mathematical drawing program/Education
\6 4
^D
News: Cumana The Chemistry Set
Multimedia CD-ROM for education
Focuses on National Attainment Targets
\6 5
^D
News: Around the World in 80 Days
Space City and Sea Rescue
Education packages from Sherston
\6 5
^D
News: Minerva Makes Education Discounts
Free evaluation for schools and pay by
instalments
\6 5
^D
News: DEC_dATA DRAW_Changer
Icon based program to apply graphics
effects to Draw files/DTP/Multimedia
\6 5
^D
News: Minerva Prime Education Series
PrimeArt/PrimeArt Display Key/PrimeMover
and PrimeSolver/PrimeWord packages
\6 5
^D
News: Colton Extends Fireworkz Family
ClassCardz education resource pack
and Fireworkz for Windows
\6 7
^D
News: PTW Software Equate
A-level graph program/Education/Maths
\6 7
^D
News: Sibelius 7 Music Typesetting
used by Oxford University Press
First time OUP has used DTP for music
\6 7
^A
Education: DTP for children
DTP Packages suitable for young children
Resource Bookmaker2/DTP for All book
\6 8
^A
Education: DTP for children
4mation DTP seeds
Computer Concepts Impression
\6 8
^A
Education: DTP for children
Longman Logotron First Page
N.W.Semerc Full phase
\6 8
^A
Education: DTP for children
DataFile The Medieval & Gothic
Collection/Risc Developments Ovation
\6 8
^A
Review: Topologika Music Box
Beginners music program for education
\6 12
^A
New Printer Manager
Features of new Acorn printing software
Graphics/Printer Driver/DTP
\6 14
^A
Whats Cooking at Minerva
Education and business software
publishers/Ordnance Survey
\6 16
^A
Just a Page: Timing
Calculating track times for recording
CDs on to tape/Programming/Basic
\6 19
^C
Review: Clares Plot
Graph drawing package
Graphics/Presentation
\6 20
^C
Review: Longman Logotron Landscapes
PhotoBase CD-ROM/Graphics/Multimedia/DTP
\6 22
^M
Disc: Desktop Carousel
Displays pictures in the Desktop
Graphics/Multimedia
\6 25
^C
Review: On No! Even More Lemmings!
Krisalis Lemmings 2 game
\6 28
^A
DTP: More on Style
New features of Computer Concepts
Impression/Graphics/Wordprocessing
\6 30
^A
Risc PC: Introducing the Risc PC
About the new Acorn machine
\6 34
^M
Disc: VerbTest
French word learning game/Education
\6 39
^G
Risc PC: The Risc PC Hardware
New machine architecture described
Arm 610/ARM 700/DEBI/Open Bus
\6 39
^G
Education: Key Moves
Anglia TV CD-ROM software
\6 42
^G
Risc PC: RISC OS 3.5 and the New Desktop
Features of the new Operating System
Mode Selector/Colour Picker
\6 44
^G
Risc PC: Third Party Software & Hardware
Fortcoming Risc PC plans and products
\6 48
^G
Wimp Topics: Using Your Own Filetypes
Programming advice on dealing with files
in Desktop programs/Basic/
\6 49
^C
Review: Photo-CD has Arrived
Acorn Photo CD-ROM/Graphics/Kodak
CDFS/DTP/Multimedia
\6 52
^G
Into the Arc: Even More Colours
Beginners programming in 256 colour
screen modes/Graphics/GCOL/COLOUR
\6 54
^G
Project Horizon: Multimedia in Schools
Hampshire Schools Education Project
\6 56
^G
Select and Collect: PD Software
Image Processing/C Compilers
Palette Utility/Auto Saver/Molecules
\6 59
^G
Select and Collect: PD Software
Multi Screen/Task Killer/Font Management
\6 59
^E
Hint: Icon borders
Cutting down flickering in Wimp Programs
on the screen
\6 66
^E
Hint: Making Best Use of Modes
Reading the screen size in programs
MODE
\6 66
^E
Hint: Street Maps Revisited
Wider line widths in Street Maps program
\6 66
^E
Hint: PostScript Converted Fonts
Eliminate problems caused with metrics
in T1toFont converted typefaces
\6 66
^E
Hint: NewLook detection
How to detect NewLook in all
circumstances
\6 67
^E
Hint: Customising StartWrite
Icon Technology beginners Wordprocessor
\6 67
^E
Hint: Module Calls
Bad behaviour in third party replacement
OS module DragASprite
\6 67
^E
Hint: FastWipe
Solving problems with floppy disc eraser
Wipe/Delete/Format/Fast
\6 67
^M
Disc: Module Manager
Organising RISC OS modules/Utilities
Desktop Utility
\6 69
^G
Write-Back: Macability
Transferring files to the Macintosh
File Transfer
\6 70
^G
Write-Back: Heating Bills Program
Calculate the cost of heating a house
\6 70
^G
Write-Back: RISC OS Phrase Book
Programming Style Guide has no
information on using European languages
\6 70
^G
Write-Back: CC Turbo Driver
Computer Concepts Dongle lead causes
problems printing from PC emulation
\6 70
^G
Write-Back: Problems with Printers
Star LC10 and A5000 not working
harmoniously
\6 71
^G
Points Arising: Topologika Navigator
Price correction
\6 71
^M
Disc: Robotix
Arcade game/Shoot em up
\6 73
^D
News: CD-ROM for Risc PC
Cumana 300i Photo CD compatible IDE
CD-ROM drive/Multimedia
\7 4
^D
News: Where was the Risc PC
Reasons for delays in production
\7 4
^D
News: Semerc Treasure Chest CD-ROM
Pictures symbols sound samples speech
and Rebus symbol resources/Education
\7 4
^D
News: Whos been eating my Porridge
Cumana Goldilocks CD-ROM
Fairy tale/Education
\7 4
^D
News: Usborne Exploring Nature CD-ROM
Cumana CD to explore the world in which
we live/Multimedia/Education
\7 4
^D
News: 1994 ArtWorks Competition
Computer Concepts clip art competition
Graphics/Drawing/Draw/Vector/ClipArt
\7 4
^D
News: Image Processing on the Risc PC
Oregan Photo Touch
24 bit colour/Graphics/Photo retouching
\7 5
^D
News: Image Processing on the Risc PC
Digital Arts DAs picture
24 bit colour/Graphics/Photo retouching
\7 5
^D
News: Image Processing on the Risc PC
Clares Pro-Artisan 24 and Composition
24 bit colour/Graphics/Photo CD
\7 5
^D
News: Image Processing on the Risc PC
Pineapple Studio 24
24 bit colour/Graphics/Photo retouching
\7 5
^D
News: Image Processing on the Risc PC
SpaceTech Photodesk
24 bit colour/Graphics/Photo retouching
\7 5
^D
News: Minerva ProCad extended
150 features added to CAD package
Ordnance Survey/Maps
\7 6
^D
News: New Acorn South Africa distributor
Oak Tree Technologies/International
\7 6
^D
News: Oak Solutions CD Franais
CD-ROM based on Tricolore French course
Language/Education
\7 6
^D
News: Silicon Vision WimpGEN
RISC OS Program interface generator/Wimp
Window/Dialogue box/Menu/Programming
\7 6
^D
News: Gnome Computers X server
X Windows client software for Risc PC
Unix/TCP IP/Networks/Ethernet/
\7 6
^D
News: Matt Black ClickArt Clip Art
Education Image Pack/Draw file
Multimedia/Graphics/ClipArt
\7 6
^D
News: Apollonius PDT
Oak Solutions CAD package/Graphics
Design/Parametric
\7 6
^D
News: Computer Concepts DRM 602X
Pioneer Photo CD multi-session six disc
CD-ROM drive/Multimedia
\7 6
^D
News: 4Mation GridPro
Grid Processor for pattern design
Education/Graphics/CAD/DTP
\7 7
^D
News: Acorn C Release 5 and C++
Improved compiler/Object oriented
Style Guide window support/Programming
\7 7
^D
News: Design IT Teletext card
First purpose designed Teletext card for
Arc/Ceefax/Podule/Expansion card
\7 7
^D
News: Graphics tablets
Wacom A4 and A5 pressure sensitive
graphics tablet/ArtWorks Pressure Tool
\7 7
^C
Review: Impression Publisher
Computer Concepts Professional DTP
Irregular Frame/Publishing/Wordprocessor
\7 8
^A
Whats Cooking at Eidos
Video compression and decompression
Codec/Replay/Multimedia/MPEG/FMV
\7 12
^A
Exploring Replay
New features of Acorn FMV system/Video
Movie/Compression
\7 16
^A
Risc PC: First Impressions
New Acorn machine hands on
JPEG/Replay/SlideShow/Movie
\7 20
^C
Review: Expert Witness
Cherisha Observess expert shell
Artificial Intelligence/Education
\7 22
^C
Review: Acorn Access
Ethernet peer to peer network
\7 24
^A
Using Colour on the Risc PC
Graphics/MODE/Basic
\7 27
^M
Disc: 3D Convert
Desktop program to make Autostereograms
from sprites/Images
\7 31
^C
Review: Eesox CD Fast
Utility to speed up CD-ROM access/Cache
Multimedia
\7 34
^M
Disc: Graphix
Display experimental data/Graph/Error
Regression/Correlation coefficient
\7 36
^M
Disc: Risc PC Programs
Mode utilities and colour bar display
Programming/Procedures
\7 36
^M
Disc: Safe Delete
Invisible dustbin protects files from
accidental deletion
\7 36
^M
Disc: New Printers
Printer Definition Files for new
Printer Manager/Drivers/Description
\7 36
^M
Disc: CD-Utils
Augments CD-ROM Filing System to show
filetypes and enable Toshiba 4101 use
\7 37
^M
Disc: C Function Lister
Creates C header files from source code
Programming/Throwback/DDE
\7 37
^E
Risc PC Hint: Using PC Mouse or keyboard
Microsoft or Mouse Systems serial mouse
or PC AT or PS/2 keyboard configuration
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Identifying a Risc PC
OS version identifier
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Dummy Modules
Redundant relocatable modules with high
version numbers/RMEnsure
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: No Quiet Spells
Muting the Risc PC speaker/Headphones
Audio socket
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Soft Reset
OS_Reset to allow reset by software
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Using Products
Product compatibility database
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Program Patches
To patch programs which don't
immediately work on Risc PC
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Instant OS_Byte 19
DPMS power saving monitors
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Disc name matching
Bug in Filer
\7 38
^E
Risc PC Hint: Incompatible applications
Programs which fail in 32000 and
16 million colour modes
\7 39
^E
Risc PC Hint: Keeping a Watchful Eye
Watchdog enable and disable SWI
Programming
\7 39
^E
Risc PC Hint: Undithered dragging
DragASprite non dithered drag
Programming
\7 39
^E
Risc PC Hint: Finding the Desktop Font
Getting the Desktop font handle
Programming/Graphics
\7 39
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
HCCS Ultimate Expansion System
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
Topologika Music Box
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
Minerva Keyboard Trainer
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
ESP Compose World/Rhythm Maker
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
ESP Voice Pack 1
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
EMR Mr Sound/Micro Studio
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
EMR Rhythm Box 3/Songbook
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
Longman Logotron Notate
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
Clares Rhapsody 3
\7 40
^A
Education: Face the Music
Music packages for school use
Sibelius Software Sibelius 7
\7 40
^C
Review: Longman Logotron Advantage
Education spreadsheet/Business/Maths
\7 44
^A
DTP: Getting the best from Ovation
Mail Merge/Business/Mailshot
\7 46
^A
Wimp Topics: Useful SWI Calls
Programming/Basic
\7 48
^A
PC Emulator Survival Guide
Video circuitry/MDA/CGA/EGA/VGA/XGA
IBM/Clone/Graphics adapter
\7 51
^A
Into the Arc: System Variables
The Hidden Resource/Run type/Load type
Show
\7 54
^E
Hint: Embossing with Revelation
Special 3D effects with art program from
Longman Logotron/3D text
\7 58
^E
Hint: More slabbed icon problems
Wimp SWI errors when 3D buttons contain
outline text/Anti Alias/Programming
\7 58
^E
Hint:  Conflict between printer drivers
Problems using Computer Concepts Turbo
driver with RISC Developments Deskjet
\7 58
^E
Hint: Bigger Debug window
Squeezing more characters in Wimp
Programmers Toolkit Debug/Programming
\7 58
^E
Hint: Quick directory contents lists
Using DeskEdit and Edit to create lists
of filenames/Disc/File
\7 58
^E
Hint: A4 Portable Window dropping
Problem with A4 mouse drag solved
Keyboard
\7 59
^E
Hint: Identifying RISC OS 3 only Program
Sprite file that gives visual warning
to OS 2 users/Programming
\7 59
^E
Hint: WordPerfect with no Hard Disc
PC Emulator users can use cut down
version LetterPerfect/Wordprocessing
\7 59
^E
Hint: DeskEdit Window Control
Keys to move current window to back or
front to show icon bar
\7 59
^E
Hint: Modifying Impression Time and Date
How to set the way Computer Concepts DTP
formats time/Style/Publisher
\7 59
^E
Hint: ChangeFSI error reporting
Graphics converter lets client programs
read error status/Programming/Multimedia
\7 59
^A
Write-Back: Interpreting Hieroglyphics
What are the Strange characters in
Impression files
\7 62
^A
Write-Back: Rival to Sega Podule
Neo-Geo emulator podule built by a
readers daughter on Veroboard at School
\7 62
^A
Write-Back: Colour sense
In praise of Into the Arc article on
colour/Programming
\7 62
^A
Pin Board: Contributions Sought
Request for contributors for new
business column
\7 63
^A
Pin Board: ARM Club Wales
Regular meetings open to all
\7 63
^A
Write-Back: Whats Cooking
Questioning the views of Mark Colton
Text mode wordprocessor availability
\7 63
^A
Pin Board: PC Challenge
New format for PC Survival guide column
\7 63
^M
Disc: Address Book
Address database with phone dialler
\7 65
^M
Disc: NoiseBox
Desktop Novelty which gives sound
effects to actions with samples
\7 69
^D
News: Multimedia Development
Cumana becomes sponsor of National
Educational Multimedia Awards
\8 7
^D
News: A Rephormed Character
Oak Solutions Rephorm morphing package
updated/Graphics
\8 5
^D
News: Professional Printing with Repro
Oak Solutions package to perform colour
translation and screening/DTP
\8 7
^D
News: Digital Design and Simulation
Silicon Vision Logix to design and
simulate logic circuits/Electronics
\8 7
^D
News: Low Cost Colour Scanning
Integrex launches CS300 scanner
DTP/Graphics/Multimedia
\8 4
^D
News: Make Mousework Fun
Decorative Mouse Mats
\8 4
^D
News: D-Day for Longman Logotron
Landmarks Microworld invasion & Pinpoint
Datafile D-Day education resources
\8 5
^D
News: Samsung Licenses ARM Technology
Korean electronics giant to embed ARM
processors in their products
\8 7
^D
News: ARM  to be used in SSA Interface
IBM and VLSI to develop high performance
Serial Storage Architecture
\8 7
^D
News: A World of Information
ESM CD-ROM of Kingfisher Childrens
Encyclopedia/Education/Multimedia
\8 4
^D
News: Acorn Hardware Conformance Scheme
Acorn offers peace of mind for hardware
buyers with approval scheme
\8 7
^D
News: AD Dick system at Purbeck Press
Swanage based printers installs A5000
based publishing system/DTP/Business
\8 7
^D
News: CD-ROM Brings Shakespeare to Life
Cumana Karaoke Macbeth released with
more to come/Multimedia/Education
\8 4
^D
News: Fourth Dimension Time Machine
Graphical adventure sequel to Haunted
House/Games/Entertainment
\8 5
^D
News: Acorn on Information SuperHighway
Online Media new company in Acorn group
launches interactive multimedia machines
\8 5
^C
Review: Spacetech Photodesk
24 bit photo retouching program
Art/Graphics/Painting/Multimedia
\8 9
^C
Choosing a monitor for the Risc PC
Using the Acorn AKF85 and AKF60
\8 14
^A
More Memory for the Risc PC
How to choose suitable DRAM and VRAM
\8 15
^C
Review: ProArt for Arts sake
Clares ProArtisan 24 Painting program
Art/Graphics/Multimedia
\8 16
^C
Review: Alternative publishing ImageFS
Utility to load foreign graphics formats
Connectivity/Multimedia
\8 20
^A
Business: In Business with Acorn
Introduction to new regular feature
Practicalities of Acorn use in business
\8 21
^A
Business: Business Directory
List of companies and products suitable
for business use
\8 22
^A
Group Survey: Compression Systems
Computer Concepts CFS
Acorn Squash
\8 24
^A
Group Survey: Compression Systems
Vertical Twist ArcFS 2
David Pilling SparkFS
\8 24
^A
Using the Colour Picker
How to program the new Risc PC colour
selector/Programming/Graphics
\8 28
^C
Review: ArtWorks CD-ROMs
Artworks CD and Clipart CD-ROM from
Computer Concepts/Graphics/Multimedia
\8 32
^C
Review: Pioneer DRM 604X CD-ROM
CD-ROM player able to handle 6 discs
from Computer Concepts/Multimedia
\8 35
^A
Whats Cooking at the Science Museum
How Acorns run interactive exhibits
\8 36
^A
Education: Software Round Up
Cumana CD Francais and Goldilocks
4Mation GridPro and Maths Circus
\8 39
^A
Education: Software Round Up
Usborne Exploring Nature CD-ROM
Nstore  by H S Software
\8 39
^E
Risc PC Hint: Claiming Processor Vectors
New SWI to claim hardware exception
vectors/Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Resizing Icons
New Wimp call allows icons sizes
and positions to be altered/Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Tiled Windows
Window tiling can also be used by
applications/Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Dont Use VDU
Old style VDU calls now deprectated
Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Handling Colours
The importance of handling colour
resolution in 8 bits not 4/Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Killing Sprites
Removing sprites from the Wimp sprite
pool
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Extended SysInfo
New reason code to find out memory
and video circuitry details/Programming
\8 43
^E
Risc PC Hint: Changing Screen Mode
New OS SWI to change screen mode
Programming
\8 43
^A
All things Sprite and Beautiful
Sprite plotting and scaling
Programming/Graphics
\8 45
^A
Desktop C: The Data Transfer Protocol 2
Loading saving and RAM Transfer in the
Desktop/Programming/Wimp
\8 48
^A
ARM 700 put through its paces
Next generation RISC processor for Risc
PC tested
\8 49
^A
Good Impressions
Printing Numbered Tickets using
Impression /DTP
\8 50
^Q
Technical Queries: New Directory Icons
How to make directories with different
icons
\8 52
^Q
Technical Queries: Is Edit running ?
How to find out if a particular task is
running/Programming
\8 52
^A
Into the Arc: Peculiar Characters
Using foreign and accented keyboard
characters and the Chars application
\8 54
^E
Hint: Task Window Idiosyncracies
Hints for using keys in Task Windows
\8 58
^E
Hint: New Fonts for Old
Using StreetMap to create display fonts
Graphics/DTP
\8 58
^E
Hint: RISC OS 3 Filer Selections
Selecting multiple files in a filer
window
\8 58
^E
Hint: Shrinking Hot Keys
Alternative method to change keys used
by the Shrink program
\8 59
^E
Hint: Suntan Protection for Mice
Problems that arise when a mouse is
left in strong sunlight
\8 59
^E
Hint: Hidden Printer Hide in DeskEdit
How to generate the character on the
Risc PC and A4 portable
\8 59
^E
Hint: Help with absolute files
Reaching Basic files that are encoded
as absolute files/Programming
\8 59
^E
Hint: DOS Filenames with '/'
Warning about using '/' character
in DOS filenames
\8 59
^E
Hint: SpyGlass Update
Allowing the programming utility to
read memory of existing tasks
\8 59
^A
Write-Back: On Entry
Understanding the Programmers Reference
Manual/Programming
\8 62
^A
Write-Back: ARM powered
Confusion over the connection between
ARM processor and Apple PowerPC
\8 62
^A
Points Arising: Autostereograms
Lines lost from last months listing
\8 63
^A
Pin-Board: Mac-in-Dos
PC Macintosh disc reader no longer
available at HENSA
\8 63
^A
Points arising: Cherisha Observess
Address omitted from last month's review
\8 63
^M
Disc: Colour Picker
Demonstration of the Risc PC's new
colour selection system/Programming
\8 68
^M
Disc: SprTrix
Demonstrates interesting sprite displays
Graphics/Programming
\8 68
^M
Disc: CopyMusic
Program to copy repeated bars in Maestro
Music files/Score
\8 68
^M
Disc: Flag Day
Desktop mine sweeping game
\8 69
^M
Disc: StreetMap
Program for drawing street maps Can
also be used to create fancy fonts/Map
\8 69
^M
Disc: FontView
Allows you to experiment with fonts
their size and colours/Utility
\8 69
^M
Disc: SprToJPEG
Program to convert sprite files to JPEG
files/Graphics/Multimedia/Compression
\8 69
^M
Disc: Desktop C
Demonstrates the Wimp data transfer
protocol/Programming
\8 70
^M
Disc: Basic Ripper
Programming utility to extract Basic
from running Wimp programs
\8 70
^M
Disc: MetriConvert
Imperial to metric unit converter
Utilities
\8 70
^M
Disc: TemPluck
Programming utility to extract selected
templates from a group of template files
\8 70
^D
News: More For Your Pocket
Acorn launches Pocket Book II
Palmtop/Psion Series 3a/OPL
\9 4
^D
News: ARM Powered Partnership Stronger
ARM Ltd signs new partner/Processors
Asahi Kasei Microsystems/telecomms
\9 4
^D
News: Micros For Special Needs
8th NW SEMERC Exhibition/Education
Disability/learning difficulties
\9 4
^D
News: TV Rag Dolls Get Computer Literate
Sherston Software/Rosie and Jim
Talking book/Education
\9 4
^D
News: Anglia Signs Deal
Encyclopedia Britannica/Anglia TV
Understanding the Body/CD-ROM
\9 4
^D
News: Training Courses on the Horizon
Horizon IT Education Services/Apricote
Computer Concepts/Residential Courses
\9 4
^D
News: GamesWare Branches into Education
SkillsWare/Educational Games/Playdays
\9 4
^D
News: Tudor England
4Mation/History/Adventure/Betsi
Education/Edutainment
\9 4
^D
News: Design Acorn Christmas Card
Competition/A World of Opportunities
Graphics
\9 4
^D
News: Cumana Launches New CD-ROMs
Risc PC/Multimedia/Audio mixing
Multisession/Pioneer/Photo CD
\9 4
^D
News: Ultimate Games Machine on Tour
Panasonic REAL FZ-1/3DO/Interactive
ARM/CD/Multimedia/TV
\9 4
^A
Interactive Multimedia for All
Acorn/Online Media/Internet/Set top box
Information superhighway/communications
\9 8
^C
Review: DAs Picture
Digital Arts/Graphics/24 bit/Art
Image processing/Photo retouching
\9 10
^A
Hands on Multimedia
Movies/Uniqueway/Empire/Replay
Video editing
\9 16
^A
Experimenting with Colour on the Risc PC
Programming/Screen modes/3D/Graphics
\9 20
^C
Review: Super Sound Expansion System
Audio Dynamics/SSES/Synthesiser/Music
MIDI/Sound effects/Sample playback
\9 22
^C
Review: DTP Resources
Desktop publishing/Design Concept
Kerner/Datafile/Gothic & Medieval fonts
\9 24
^A
Business: In Business With Acorn
Personal experience of using Acorn for
business/TV production
\9 26
^C
Review: Files for a Rainy Day
Computer Concepts/MacFS/Filing system
Apple Macintosh/File transfer
\9 28
^A
Configuring Risc PC Boot Files
Boot sequence/Customisation/Desktop
\9 30
^C
Review: Studio24
Pineapple Software/Art/Graphics/24 bit
Image processing
\9 32
^C
Review: Schema 2 - The Update
Clares/Spreadsheet/Business
Macro language
\9 37
^C
Review: RISC OS 3.5 PRM
Risc PC/Programmers Reference Manual
Technical documentation/Operating system
\9 39
^A
Education: Handy Programs for Classroom
Font utilities/Virus protection
Compression/ARMLock/Keystroke/Labelling
\9 40
^A
Education: The Risc PC in Education
Benefits of Risc PC to schools
New literacy/File transfer/Networking
\9 40
^A
Take Command of your SWIs
Command line SWI caller/CLISWI/SYS/OS
Operating system/Programming
\9 45
^A
PC Forum
DOS 6.x upgrade/Coloured prompts/Timing
Shelling out
\9 48
^A
Getting the Best from Ovation
Printing posters/Large documents/DTP
\9 50
^E
C Notebook: Allocating Storage
Mistakes in creating pointers to objects
\9 52
^E
C Notebook: Execution Profiling
Profile of execution of lines of code
Compiler option
\9 52
^E
C Notebook: Using wimpt_checkmode
Reading details of screen mode
Redraw code
\9 52
^E
C Notebook: A New C?
Acorn to produce new version of C
and new Desktop Development Environment
\9 52
^A
Into the Arc: A Masked Ball
Using masks and stencils in DTP
Paint/Draw/Graphics
\9 54
^Q
Technical Queries: Loose Connections
Start up errors/circuit board/connectors
A540/expansion cards/processor
\9 58
^Q
Technical Queries: Floating Point
Displaying floating point numbers/FPE
Machine code/Packed decimal
\9 58
^A
Write-Back: Settling the Score
Merits of Sibelius vs PMS
Music typesetting
\9 59
^A
Write-Back: Beginners of the World
Unite/Request for beginners series
\9 59
^A
Write-Back: Take a Bow
Bowing marks for strings in Rhapsody
\9 59
^A
Write-Back: Simple Words
Comments on plea for a simple word
processor/Easiword/Interword
\9 59
^E
Hint: Sticky Disc Labels
Removing disc labels using WD40
\9 62
^E
Hint: Spaces in Filenames
How to include spaces in filenames
Hard space/Filing/Chars/Alt-Space
\9 62
^E
Hint: Iconised Menus
Accessing window menus from pinboard
Window/Pinboard
\9 62
^E
Hint: Filing System Confusion
Showing filing system in CLI prompt
Command line
\9 62
^E
Hint: Printer Resolutions
Separate drivers for each resolution
Printing/RISC OS 3
\9 62
^E
Hint: Dotted Lines in Basic
Changing dot/dash patterns/VDU 23
DRAW/PLOT/Graphics
\9 62
^E
Hint: Mouse Brake
Changing mouse speed easily
Mouse step/Pointer/Task window
\9 62
^E
Hint: Iconiser Bug
Bug in RISC OS 3 iconiser routine
Window/Pinboard
\9 62
^E
Hint: Hands Free Multiple Printing
Printing a selection of files
Printer manager/Pinboard
\9 62
^E
Hint: Application Disc Space Economy
Taking less disc space for Hearsay and
Ovation/Memory
\9 62
^E
Hint: Using CFS
Executing compressed files automatically
Compression/ADFS/Filer
\9 62
^M
Disc: Humanoids
Arcade game/Version of Planetoid
\9 68
^M
Disc: BackTrack
Backdrop picture changer/Carousel
Pinboard
\9 68
^M
Disc: AutoLoad
Automatic file loader
Recognises filetypes
\9 68
^M
Disc: Italian Verbs
Translates common verbs from English to
Italian and vice versa
\9 68
^M
Disc: Measure
Program to measure screen coordinates
Mouse/Pointer/Graphics/Utility
\9 68
^M
Disc: Risc Colours
Demonstrates techniques of using
colours on the Risc PC
\9 68
^M
Disc: WPReader
Translates style codes from text files
Ovation/Impression/DeskEdit/text editor
\9 68
^M
Disc: SquashApps
Compresses application RunImage files
Squash/Compression
\9 68
^M
Disc: DTP Masks
A selection of masks to use as stencils
for DTP
\9 68
^M
Disc: Updates
Updated run file for Flag Day
Desktop mine sweeping game
\9 68
^M
Disc: Updates
Updated ColourTrans module for Printers
Printer manager/Printing/Printer driver
\9 68
^D
News: Royal Academy of Music
Adopts Sibelius 7/Music/Composition/MIDI
\10 4
^D
News: RISC OS Software for Windows
Colton/Computer Concepts/Fireworkz
ArtWorks/File transfer/PC
\10 4
^D
News: Professional Colour Scanner
Computer Concepts/Scanlight/24-bit
Graphics/DTP/Photodesk/Canon IX-4015
\10 4
^D
News: PCB for the Risc PC
ArcPCB Professional/Silicon Vision
Electronic Design Automation/circuits
\10 4
^D
News: Acorn Sets the Pace for Multimedia
Replay/MPEG/Graphics/Movies/Video
Wild Vision/Anglia TV/Online Media
\10 4
^D
News: The Ultimate Games Machine Live
Panasonic FZ-1 REAL/3DO/ARM
\10 4
^D
News: Introducing Informatrix
Concept Keyboard Company/SEMERC/overlay
Education
\10 4
^D
News: Autumn Windfall from Acorn
Special promotion/Education
Cash-back offer
\10 4
^D
News: The Risc PC 600 CD
Risc PC with internal CD-ROM drive
Cumana/Multimedia/PhotoCD/MPC
\10 4
^D
News: Acorn Wins Huge Risc PC Order
Western Education and Library Board
Northern Ireland
\10 4
^D
News: Burn Out with Oregan
Racing game/arcade/multiple computers
\10 4
^D
News: Interactive Revolution
Acorn World 94/Exhibition/Publishing
Multimedia/Education/Business/Home
\10 4
^D
News: The Acorn Stand
Risc PC/Multiple ARM processors/TAOS
PC card/Networking/Internet/ATM
\10 4
^D
News: Acorn World Seminar Round-up
List of seminars at Acorn World 94
\10 4
^D
News: The Advantage of Acorn
Consumer campaign/Education/Parents
Purchase points/discounts
\10 4
^A
Acorn Rules the Airwaves
Acorn computers in radio stations
Business/Broadcasting
\10 9
^C
Group Survey: Music Sequencers
Rhapsody/Serenade/Sibelius/ScoreDraw
Rhythm Bed/Rhythm Box/Notate/Studio 24
\10 32
^A
Business Forum: Windows and Windows
Comparison between RISC OS and Windows
PC/DOS/GUI/Desktop/Memory
\10 30
^A
Risc PC Column
Tower Power/CD/VRAM upgrades/Colour
Screen/Desktop/Networking/Access
\10 17
^C
Review: First Page
Longman Logotron/DTP/Education
\10 58
^A
Into the Internet Part 1
Communications/Information/Superhighway
Email/Modems/Bulletin boards
\10 25
^C
Review: Lark Sound Card
Computer Concepts/Wild Vision/16-bit
Sampling/Audio/MIDI/AudioWorks/Hifi
\10 28
^A
CDraw Update
Additions to CDraw library/Graphics/Draw
Basic/Arcs/Grouping objects/Sprites
\10 66
^C
Review: Calligraph A4-1200 Direct Laser
Printer/Printing/1200 dpi/hi-res/Plates
Networking
\10 44
^C
Review: The Scrabble Player
US Gold/Word game
\10 14
^A
Education: Providing Special Access
Special needs/Disability/SEMERC/A4000S
Concept keyboard/Touch screen
\10 38
^A
Education: Software for the Humanities
Geography/History/Multimedia/CD-ROM
Maps/Environment/Simulation
\10 41
^A
Hands-on Multimedia
Creating Replay movies/Eagle M2/Video
Graphics/Uniqueway EMConvert/Animation
\10 22
^A
Simon
Desktop game/Program listing
Replicate random sequence of colours
\10 19
^A
Just a Page: Games Reset
Reset configuration after games
Program listing
\10 53
^A
Just a Page: More Risc PC Graphics
3D graphic demonstration
Program listing
\10 53
^C
Review: Pocket Book II
Acorn/Education/Psion Series 3a/Palmtop
\10 47
^C
Review: ArcFax update
David Pilling/ArcFax1.10/Communications
Fax/Modem/File transfer/Voice answering
\10 63
^E
C Notebook: Icon bar sprite pools
Sprite area pointer/baricon()
\10 51
^E
C Notebook: File handling
Kernel/File manipluation operations
\10 51
^E
C Notebook: kernel swis and their Errors
kernel library/RISC_OSLib/SWI calls
\10 51
^E
C Notebook: Handling Shutdowns
PreQuit message/Shutdown Procedure
\10 51
^E
C Notebook: Array Sizing
Using sizeof operator
\10 51
^E
C Notebook: Using Assembler in C
ObjAsm/ARM Procedure Call Standard
Corrupted registers/Stack limit checking
\10 51
^Q
Technical Queries: Converting Draw Files
Vector graphics/PC/Mac/File transfer
DXF/EPS/ArtWorks/Illustrator/CorelDraw
\10 64
^Q
Technical Queries: Reading Text Strings
Basic GET$# statement/Text files/BPUT#
\10 64
^Q
Technical Queries: VRAM Upgrades
Video RAM limit/Risc PC
\10 64
^Q
Technical Queries: Dual ARM Processors
Using two ARM processors together
\10 64
^Q
Technical Queries: Power-On Self Test
Errors at start-up/RISC OS
Hardware fault
\10 64
^A
Write-Back: A Cautionary Tale
Personal experiences of using computer
\10 68
^A
Write-Back: Style Doesn't Always Impress
Thoughts on Impression Style
\10 68
^A
PinBoard: Special Needs
Computer loan scheme/Request for help
Learning disability
\10 69
^A
PinBoard: Clickety Click
Request for click sound for metronome
\10 69
^E
Hint: Sticky Disc Labels
Removing disc labels using WD40
\10 54
^E
Hint: Copying More than a Discful
Large amounts of data
Automated disc copying
\10 54
^E
Hint: Numbered Tickets in Ovation
Sequential numbering of frames
\10 54
^E
Hint: Named Loads in DeskEdit
Escape-L keyboard shortcut
Loads named file/Virus protection
\10 54
^E
Hint: Run File Quirks
Problems when Run files left open
\10 54
^E
Hint: Rich Text Format with Wordz
Wordz now accepts RTF files
\10 54
^E
Hint: Automating Pinboard Saves
Saving Pinboard and Backdrop information
Desktop boot file
\10 54
^E
Hint: Printer Manager Installation
Faster installation of printer manager
\10 54
^E
Hint: Foiling the Practical Joker
Preventing tampering with configuration
\10 54
^E
Hint: Using non-Latin1 Characters
How to use non-Latin1 characters in Edit
Alphabet/Chars/Outline font
\10 54
^E
Hint: More on Path Variables
Pseudo filing system/Multiple paths
\10 54
^E
Hint: Font Path Variables
Font$Path/Font manager/Listing fonts
\10 54
^M
Disc: 3DGrapher
3D graphs/Graphics/Draw/Formulae
Mathematics
\10 77
^M
Disc: ArcMirror
Directory display archiver/Filer
Catalogue/Files
\10 77
^M
Disc: Comms Status
Serial port status checker
Communications/Modem/Buffers
\10 77
^M
Disc: Directory Compare
Compare directory contents/Files
\10 77
^M
Disc: Error History
Displays system errors/Debugging
Programming
\10 77
^M
Disc: Zen and the Art of the Internet
Communications/Superhighway/Information
\10 77
^M
Disc: DTP Masks
A selection of masks to use as stencils
\10 77
^M
Disc: Nice Info
Animated sprites in windows/Graphics
Wimp programming
\10 77
^M
Disc: Telephone Call Coster Update
Estimate cost of telephone calls
National and international
\10 77
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