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          All items in this section count ONE POINT towards
            Bonus Discs UNLESS a different number is shown

PRICE CHANGE - Previously sets which comprised 2 x 800K or a single 1.6Mb
disc cost 2. This is now down to 1.75 for 2 x 800K or 1.50 for 1 x 1.6Mb.
As before either option gives 1 Bonus Point. The price will NOT be shown for
each item, just the fact that it comprises 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc.

This section contains applications, utilities, programming languages, useful
programs, music programs except Coconizer and Sound Samples which are in the
Sounds catalogue. There is some overlap between this, the Games catalogue,
and the Demo catalogue.

Psion/Pocket Book programs are distributed on PC format discs because of the
PC filename extensions used and are in the file 'PC + PB'

Please see the file 'APDL Info' for ordering information

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B012  !Translatr = 7.21 Converts pictures from ST, Amiga, Mac, PC and other
                   foreign formats to Arc spritefiles. Handles most native
                   Arc formats as well including Watford and Pineapple
                   Digitiser, Render Bender, Pro-Artisan, Wild Vision etc
      !Creator   = 3.00 Converts Arc sprites or Translator 'Clear' files to
                   GIF, TIFF, AIM, PBMPlus or JPEG
      !GreyEdit  = 3.21 Utility to process 256-level greyscale images


B041  !DSEdit    = 1.04 Raw digitised sound editor, with a selection of
                   examples from Monty Python and BlackAdder
      !SampConv  = 2.13 Converts between many common sound sample formats.
                   Copes with many foreign types as well as Archimedes


B045  AIM 3.15 =   Archimedes Image Manager, a very powerful image
            processing package
      !Reg 1.2 =   Electronic registration system and Records of Achievement
            for use by schools. Part of an assessment scheme providing
            targets for students. Includes a Genesis app explaining the
            system and the Science National Curriculum as Pipedream files
            and a way of logging attainment using Pipedream


B052  !AMFSpell  = 1.76  65,000+ word spelling checker, very easy to add
                   words to the dictionary. Good alternative to David
                   Pilling's program
      !AMFStore  = 1.10 Database to store textural information. Can store up
                   to 5776 entries which may have references to other
                   entries as well as external references, so it's a sort of
                   freeform relational database
      !FontDir   - 1.00 Controls the font directory and avoids problems with
                   too many fonts for some apps
      !FontFix   - 1.04 Strips unwanted rubbish in ported fonts
      FontMenu   - 1.16 RM to create multi-level font menu which can be
                   shared by applications
      FontSelect - 1.02 Places fonts in various groups within the !Fonts
                   directory so you can decide which ones apps 'see'
                   avoiding the 'too many fonts' problem
      !MakeBitMap- 0.96 Creates bitmap version of a font
      !Italicer  - 1.0 Creates italic version of a font
      ALSO Acorn International Keyboard Handler Generator


B056  HP11C      = 1.0 Emulation of HP11 programmable calc. Does everything
                   the HP11 does. With examples
      !Scicalc   = 1.06c Good calculator with all usual scientific funcs,
                   sin, cos, tan, log, root, not, and, or, eor, plus
                   expression evaluation using brackets
      !ProgCalc  = 1.01 Simple programmable calculator
      !3D-Graph  = Non desktop program to plot 3D graphs
      !GraphDraw = 2.52 Desktop graph drawing package by Chris Johnson. All
                   the functions you would expect and easy to use. Good
                   instruction and example graphs. Can save data in CSV, Tab
                   and various other formats
      !GraphPlot = 1.21 Desktop graph plotter. The old pre-desktop version
                   has also been retained
      Curver     = Simple non desktop curve plotting
      !Address   = 1.02 Desktop address book database
      !Calendar  - 1.00 Suprisingly it's a calendar. You can view it in a
                   desktop window or print it
      !ClipBoard - 1.06 Copies the contents of one writable icon to another
      !Planner   - Creates an A4 year planner as a Drawfile ready to print
      !Today     - Info on famous dates in history
      !Clock     = Not a very exiting clock, but tells the time to the
                   nearest minute so it's only polled infrequently and won't
                   slow down your Arc
      !RiseSet   = Tells time of sunrise/sunset for today
      !Telephone = Telephone number database
      !TinyClock = Big analogue clock on the icon bar
      !ZoneClock = Shows time in the selected international time zone in a
                   desktop window


B059  Two PCB designers, both called (confusingly) !PCB. One needs
      multisync, though the Author claims it can be used with a 'tweaked'
      mode 12, and includes printer drivers for HPGL pen plotters (0.3mm),
      Roland DXY100, Epson GQ laser and HP laserjet, although the latter is
      incomplete.
      The second uses normal monitors and works with FX compatible DM
      printers. It's a 'bottom of the range' version of a commercial package
      but apparently fully functional although some more powerful features
      of the full package have been removed
      ACL        - Linear circuit filter analyser
      !Resistor  = 1.01 By Michael Spearpoint. Draws a picture of a resistor
                   with the appropriate colour codes of the specified
                   resistance/tolerance
      !Resistor  = 2.23 Different program with the same function but more
                   sophisticated from James Hunter
      Draw+      ^ 2.37 Jonathan Martens superb PD drawing package has all
                   the features of RO3 Draw and more. Transformed text and
                   sprites, colour dithering and iconising supported, text
                   objects, sprites, groups can be rotated, skewed and
                   flipped. Transformed text objects can be edited. Some
                   types of Vector objects can be used (not surprising as
                   Jonathan also wrote Vector). Example Libraries and Draw
                   files provided
      !Edit2Imp  - 1.00 'unformats' text for importing into a DTP program
      !CImpress - 2.00 Two apps for converting text files and 'C' files to
                   a format suitable for use in Impression
      !DrawLink  - Links ASCII text files into a format suitable for
                   inclusion in !Draw/!Draw+ as a text area
      !Italicer  - 1.0 Italicises Draw files
   PLUS Drawfiles of various circuit symbols and information on DIY
      A310 2 and 4meg upgrades


B063  -=- Programs from the Archimedes Fractal Group -=-
      !Julia     = 1.10 Quadratic Julia plotter
      !Mbrot     = 1.0 Mandelbrot Set plotter
      !Martin    - 1.0 Uses algorithm discovered by Dr Barry Martin. Very
                   simple and fast
      !Interfere - 1.0 Interference patterns
      !Packer    = 1.0 Useful utility for packing sprite files/screen dumps
      !AFGsprite = Lets you manipulate sprites in AFG format and converts
                   standard sprites to AFG format
      Also several sprites of screendumps produced using these programs


B066  -=- AMF the Doomwatcher Collection Part I -=-
      !AMFBase   = 1.30 Straightforward card database. Not as sophisticated
                   as some, but most people don't need complex features.
                   Simple to set up and use with all the usual functions.
                   Comes with !AMFmerge for mail merging. AMFmerge works
                   with text files, so you can do mail merging with Edit
      !AMFFCoder = 1.30 File encrypter. Easy to use and has several
                   different types of encoding
      !AMFEdit16 = 1.20 16x16 Sprite Editor for games programmers. Creates
                   sprites without palette/mode data included by !Paint. Can
                   work with up to 128 sprites at a time. Has an 'animate'
                   function to let you try out your sprites in action
      !AMFEdit20 = 1.20 20x20 version of the previous program
      !AMFFont   = 1.30 8x8 System font editor. Unlike others the entire
                   character set is displayed, magnified, in a window.
                   Instead of being limited to editing one character at a
                   time you can view/edit them all at once
      !AMFFormED = 3.00 Template Editor. When this was written it was an
                   advance on Acorn's FormEd but it's not as good as the
                   latest programs like TemplEd or WinEd. However it doesn't
                   take up as much disc space as either
      !AMFGraph  = 1.20 Produces graphs in DrawFile format which can be
                   printed or incorporated into documents. Can create bar
                   charts, line charts, pie charts or scattergrams
      !AMFKeys   = 1.30 Lets the 'string' function of the function keys
                   operate within the desktop so you can have 'macros' in
                   Edit, Impression, etc
      !AMFLabel  = 1.20 Straightforward disc label creator. Just type in the
                   text and print your label
      !AMFMenu   = 1.30 Creates menus from which you can run programs. The
                   'list' appears in a scrollable desktop window. Easy to
                   add or remove items
      !AMFPrint  = 2.40 Text only printer driver. Lets you include codes in
                   text files to switch on underlining, italic, etc
      !AMFTable  = 1.30 Solves the problem of creating tables in Draw. You
                   enter the sizes of rows/columns in a table which makes it
                   much easier than using Draw directly


B071  !AltrFile2 - 1.00 File info editor
      !ArcReset
      !BackSpr   - 1.03
      !DOSForm   - 1.00a Format 720 DOS disks on RO2
      !Formatter - 1.10 Formatter for PC and Arc discs, achieves speed by
                   not verifying
      !FontConv  - 1.44 converts PC WFN fonts to RiscOS outline fonts
      !Guardian  = 5.08 Shareware virus detector/remover
      !GuessType - 0.27 Tries to guess the filetype of a file
      !Largeness - 1.07 Allows infinite logical screens
      !Lcrypt    - 1.00 File encrypter
      !ModeSelect- 1.00
      !PtrCopy   = Copies the character under the pointer to input focus
                   when you press ALT-COPY. Only works with System font
      !SCSIreset
      !Star      - Icon bar menu
      !Sticky    - 1.11
      !TinyObjs  - 1.00 Lets you put filing system 'objects' on the icon bar
      !TwEdit    - 1.00
      !WindRaw   - 1.00 Template to Draw file converter
      Slowmo     ^ 2.19  Module that slows down any program
      !DiskCat   = 4.6 By Raffaele Ferrigno. Reads floppy disks to make a
                   database of their contents. Has search facility and can
                   print records
      !EaziCopy  = 1.0 Makes multiple copies of unprotected discs
      !FileSys   - 1.01 Shows current filing system
      !FontDisp  - 1.10 Shows a summary of all font families, styles and
                   weights, bitmap converter and more
      !KeyCaps   = 1.00 Displays a font in a desktop window
      !Interfero - 2.12 Watches for save commands from the RMA and other
                   areas which is often a sign of virus infection
      !IVSearch  - 2.05 Virus detector
      !Labeller  - 1.00 Disc label printer
      !Loader    - 1.02 Lets you load Basic files by clicking instead of
                   this running them
      !ModeUtil  = 0.11 Lets you give names to your favourite screen modes
                   and select them from a menu
      !PackDir   = 2.35 Archives directories into one file using LZW
                   compression. Ideal for hard disc backups
      !PrintSet  = 2.01 for Epson printers. Lets you select printer fonts
                   and facilities from a menu
      !Read OCR  = A 'trial' character recognition program. Works with
                   sprite files from scanner
      !Snoop     - 1.00 Lets you snoop on wimp parameters from the desktop
      !WindowLog - 1.00 Lists all windows
      SlowMotion - 1.01 Slows down the computer. Makes games easier to play,
                   especially for children
      Timer      - 1.01
      !Disable   = 1.00 Disables Delete/Wipe commands so files can't be
                   accidentally deleted


B078  -=- Archimedes Fractal Group Vol 1 -=-
      Lots of Fractal related goodies
      3dMandels, Acorn Brot, Affine, AFMandel, BBCMAN, Beauty, FastBrot,
      Fireworks, FracScape(2.00), Fractal, FracTrace (2.28), FracVisit,
      Horizon, Interfere (1.01), Julia (1.20), Julias, Jupiter, MiniMandel,
      Mbrot (1.00), Splodge (2.10), Verhulst, - and lots more


B082  !ACopy     - 1.40 Disc copier
      !Blinker   = 1.00 Makes the caret blink so it's easier to find
      !CheckTemp - 1.00 Shows size of definitions in a template file
      !FileAct   = 2.12 Makes a command 'act' on files
      !ModeDef   = 1.00 Mode definer. Creates a RM for a new screen mode to
                   your definition
      !SnapShot  = 1.00 Takes a snapshot of the desktop
      !SysBeep   = 1.28 Sets pitch, duration and volume of the 'beep'
      !ToneDial  - Directly dials a number if your exchange accepts tones
      !DTMF      = 2.01I Lets you dial phone numbers directly from databases
                   using Impulse protocol
      WProtect   = 1.01 Can protect whole discs, apps or files from
                   deletion/corruption
      !WimpDebug = 1.21 Debugging tool for Wimp applications
      WinSup     = Module to improve Heap management and help avoid problems
                   which can cause modules to crash
      !ZoomerBox = Nice effect when windows are opened or closed. Instead of
                   just appearing a dotted line 'box' zooms from nothing to
                   full size or visa versa
      !KillVirus = Removes EXTRA and EXTEND viruses and inoculates discs
                   against EXTEND
      !Bug92Sept6= Removes MODULE virus from files. Includes a module to
                   report attempts to claim the File Vector which is how the
                   MODULE virus replicates itself, warning of further
                   attempts at infection
      !AccessL   = Stops viruses altering files
      !Hunter    = Virus killer/remover
      !Illegal   = Finds and removes Illegal virus
      Zip        = File compressor
      !Access    = Sets file attributes
      !ADFS_Aid  = Skeleton ADFS filing system to let you save work if ADFS
                   crashes
      !BurnIn    = Screen saver
      !Camera    = Takes a snapshot of the screen as a sprite
      !ChangeMod = Lets you change the mode of a sprite
      !DeskKeys  = Hot keys for Mounting/dismounting discs etc.
      !DirSet    = Sets CSD to the last directory used
      !Boot      = Skeleton boot app you can put in the root directory of
                   your hard disc and customise
      !FormatUtl = Formats discs!
      !ModeChnge = Shows current mode
      !NewSprits = Alternative system sprites
      !Options   = Lets you change Copy Options from a menu
      !Palette+  = Screen mode info
      !RAMcram   = 2.20 Lets you change RAM disc size with files on it
      !Reset     = Resets computer
      !SetDir    = Sets and maintains the CSD
      !ShutDown  = Parks drives and shuts files before switching off
      !SI        = Speed Index. Calculates system speed
      !ResetADFS =
      !ResetIDE  =
      !ResAlias    Resets all Aliases
      PLUS four new screen modes and more


B089  -=- Archimedes Fractal Group Vol 2 -=-
      3dLife     = Fascinating 3D version of life
      ChaosGame  = Series of programs to plot chaos patterns based on bodies
                   with 3 to 12 sides
      DiveB/W    = Interesting...
      FracBasin  = Mandelbrot basins
      FracPal    = Not a Friendly Fractal but a series of palettes to choose
                   from when viewing fractals
      Fractal    = 0.29
      JuliaAnim  = Real time Julia set explorer
      Orbits     = Three programs using random numbers to generate orbits
      SpaceFill  = 52 programs to generate space filling patterns
      Splodge    + 2D cellular automata
      StarTree   =


B090  !ARMCode   = 1.07 Instruction investigator. Lets you fiddle with each
                   bit of an instruction and find out the effects
      !CustomVDU + 1.24 Mode selector and creator(?) but no instructions
      !Modes     + 1.00 Mode selector, works with RO3 but only goes up to
                   Mode 29 so really only for RO2
      !DisAssem  = 3.22 Desktop dissasembler with some nice features. Can
                   save disassembled code in text, Basic or AAsm format
      !Hourglass = 3.06 Alternative hourglass, quite nice
      !KeyWindow = 1.52 On screen function keystrip. Useful, but does more
                   as it keeps track of up to 32 keystrips, opening and
                   closing them automatically as you load, use and quit apps
      !MusicCat  = Catalogue system for records
      !Scaler    = As you move the mouse faster so the amount the pointer
                   moves increases. Good for fine work
      !StockCtrl = 1.14 Stock control system by Stuart Ford. Up to 500
                   records per file with search and print
      !VMode     - 1.3 Replacement for !Edit as a taskwindow driver
      FRE        = 0.10 Find Regular Expression(s) Given a regular
                   expression (RE) and a list of files it finds those that
                   contain it
      !Info      = 1.03 View Text, Draw and Sprite files from one app
      WinSup     = 1.00 Useful facilities for assembler programmers,
                   including a heap in RMA which is better than the OS one
      !Autoscrol = 1.00 Automatic window scroller. Move the pointer near the
                   edge of a scrollable window and click to scroll it
      !MouSpeed  = 1.10 Controls mouse speed using hotkeys. Doesn't appear
                   on the icon bar so you don't have to click on anything.
                   Uses ALT+(number) to switch speeds, OK with RO2 but RO3
                   uses these, but CTRL+ALT+(number) solves the problem!
      !HourTest  = 1.01 Lets you switch the Hourglass on and off. Intended
                   for testing/viewing new hourglasses. With three exaples
                   to play with
      PLUS       - Five new mouse pointers as RM's from Dave Thomas


B091  (Now combined with B081)
      RiscBBS    - Multitasking RISC-OS compliant Bulletin Board Server
                   which allows for a versatile BBS-setup
      RSlink     - Lets you link the Arc up to a serial device for
                   transferring text files from one machine another
      !OnTime    - Warns if you spend too long 'on line'
      A number of applications including
      !ArcFax    - Fax driver for the PK232
      !Locator   - Locator program for VHF/UHF enthusiasts
      !WWLocator - Locator for HF, VHF and UHF
      !ArcPacket - General purpose TNC driver
      !PacMon    - TNC connect warning indicator
      !RickTerm  - Packet TNC driver
      !Tnc and !ComLink - Multi tasking TNC driver with script language
    PLUS two morse tutors


B093  (Now combined with B095)
      !Contents  - The Author describes this as an 'item location management
                   utility', ie. it keeps track of things. A bit difficult
                   to explain briefly so try it
      !Selector  - 256 Colour selector
      !StrongED  = 3.52 Back as Shareware after an failed attempt at
                   commercial sales. Not surprising as it was 29 more
                   expensive than Zap, now it's only 10 dearer, but I still
                   prefer Zap at any price. No lessons have been learned as
                   there's still no proper Shareware message, just 'send me
                   a tenner' at the bottom of the Banner window (!). No
                   documentation, only !StrongHelp, which, though good, is
                   no substitute for a Manual.
                   *** see latest version on B400 ***
      !VDUobject - 1.02 converts VDU sequences to a Drawfile
      !DimWit    - Desktop screen saver
      !NanoEdit  - Compact text editor
      TILE Forth - 32-bit implementation of Forth-83 Standard,
      CCompile   - Desktop front-end for Acorn C v.3
      SpriteOp   = List of SpriteOp SWI's available under RO2. Also applies
                   to RO3 but doesn't cover any new SWI's
      !SWIst-num = Convert SWI number to string or visa versa
      SWITrace   - Lets you trace the execution of SWI calls
      !MenuEd    - Helps make the most of the RISCOS menu system, makes
                   using fonts and sprites in menus easier


B096  -=- Persistence of Vision -=-
      Probably the best PD/Shareware ray tracer available. Follow up to DKB
      Tracer. Arguably as good as similar commercial packages
      !POVray    = 1.00 The POV application with docs. These mostly refer to
                   PC/Amiga versions so some references, particularly to
                   filenames/directories, are different for this version.
                   Although some complex images can take hours to render POV
                   multitasks so you can carry on with other things while
                   it's working
      !POVscene  = Various definition and include files for POVray. There
                   are only a few examples and samples of images included
                   because of lack of space
      !Model     = 2.00 Used to create scenes for POVray. Lets you 'draw' a
                   scene and then turns this into a script file for POV

      NB - See also the later version 2.2 on B391 and V3 on B409

B096-A           -=- Additional examples for POV -=-
      A copy of !POVscene with 88 example scripts, some already rendered.
      If you are new to POV this is extremely useful because you'll be
      able to experiment with the examples, which is a lot easier than
      starting from scratch

      B096 and B096-A can be ordered together on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc.


B097  (Now combined with B099)
      !AutoMouse - Mouse movements via cursor keys
      !DirList   - 1.03
      !DirSpool  - Creates a text file of a directory listing
      !DiscInfo  - 1.11 Extensive disc information
      !Dumper    - 1.03 'Dumps' a file
      !ExtFiler  - 1.36
      !Filetree  ^ 1.01 Creates a Drawfile showing the file tree of a disc.
                   Each file is shown with a filetype sprite and the diagram
                   is divided into pages
                   ***ModifiedtoworkwithSAJan97***
      !Memphis   = 2.11 RAM filing system using the RMA sprite area giving a
                   variable RAM disc with 30 character filenames. Now has
                   other features, eg. can create a 'slave' filing system on
                   a disc which can use the longer names
      !SetDir    - 3.00 Set the CSD
      !TextDraw  - 1.06 Converts Textfiles containing commands like DRAW,
                   MOVE etc. to Drawfiles
      !BurnIn    - 1.10 Screen saver
      !Larger    - 1.36 Adds a number of useful features to the desktop
      !MultiBack - Makes multiple copies of a disc
      !QuizML    - 1.51 Multiple choice quiz program for educational use
                   with the option of making your own quizzes
      !WordGames - A selection of ways for children to learn reading skills
                   including anagrams, recognising word shape and learning
                   the rules governing spelling
      !DrawCross - Takes a text file and produces a Draw File crossword
      !Epochs    - 1.31 Shows geological epochs
      !Factors   - Calculates factors of a number
      !TempConv  - Converts Fahrenheit to Celsius
      !Anagram   - Simple Anagram generator
      !Type      = 1.6 Gives typing practice though not a typing tutor.
      !FourST    - 1.60 Simple demo of a 4 stroke engine
      !Heure     - Tell the time in French
      !Verbs     - Translates verbs between French and English
      !Time      - World time display


B100  !BC        : 1.69 Comprehensive Basic compressor and cross-referencer.
                   Output is smaller and almost impossible to hack. Good
                   manual provided as a text and a Publisher document. (Only
                   the plain text version is included in the 'Individual'
                   version of BC to reduce size though both, plus a smaller
                   !Help file, are on this disc)
      !CloswWin  - Closes windows!
      !Cruncher  - 1.13 Crunches/decrunches files
      !Dissi     - 2.04M Desktop disassembler which can produce source code
                   from any machine code application or module
      !DOOK      - RiscOS3 to RiscOS2 Draw file utility
      !GrabMenu  - 1.10 Saves any menu as a sprite


B101  -=- AMF the Doomwatcher Collection Part II -=-
      !AMFBack   - Predates RO3 and its functions are now part of the normal
                   desktop. Lets you use tiles for a patterned backdrop and
                   gives a sticky backdrop. If you still have RO2 it's the
                   best of this type
      !AMFBoot   - 1.00 Desktop startup app. Lots of features. Can operate
                   manually or automatically and enact commands both before
                   and after the Desktop starts
      !AMFClock  = 1.00 Clock and alarm. Better than !Alarm
      !AMFCmos   = 1.00 CMOS RAM editor. Lets you view/edit/save/load the
                   contents of CMOS RAM
      !AMFDisc   - 1.00 Display disc structure as a tree
      !AMFEnter  = 1.00 Enter characters into kbd by mouse clicks
      !AMFExpose = 1.00 Change colours of 256 colour sprites and manipulate
                   the RGB components of each colour. Can even change colour
                   to greyscale
      !AMFLife   = 1.00 Desktop Life game
      !AMFPairs  = 1.00 Desktop pairs matching game
      !AMFPortal = 1.10 Limits drive access by restricting access (passsword
                   controlled) to some directories. Useful in schools
      !AMFSearch = 1.00 Locate words in text files. Up to 16 files can be
                   searched for a word or phrase
      !AMFSlide  = 1.20 Database for slides, photos, etc. Lots of features,
                   ideal for any collection or hobby
      !AMFUsage  = 1.00 CPU usage monitor
      !AMFUtils  = 1.00 Assorted desktop utils. Set filetypes, control mouse
                   speed, sound volume, etc
      !AMFView   - 1.00 Display text files in window. Doesn't use much RAM
                   and can display up to 16 files at once. If you only have
                   1 or 2 Mb saves loading !Edit to read text
      !AMFWaste  - 1.00 Desktop dustbin. Many features including automatic
                   clearing after a set time which can be varied from
                   minutes to days to give you enough time to be REALLY sure


B102  (Now combined with B110)
      !DosFS     = Filing system for DOS discs with cf/lf translation
      !SCSIFiler = Replacement for Oak SCSI filer module
      !SCSIMan   = Desktop manager for Oak SCSI Podule v1.11
      !SSS       = Desktop spreadsheet, with 'C' source. Has all basic
                   spreadsheet functions including simple graphs
      !Label     = 2.11 Label printer by Jonathan Martin. Works with most
                   sizes of labels 1, 2, or 3 wide, and text can be entered
                   directly in a window or from a file
      !Labels    = 3.1 Simple database/label printer by Rafaele Ferrigno The
                   description 'simple' is the Author's, not mine as it's
                   quite good
      !LeastSqs  - 1.01 Finds best fit for a line using least squares method
      !ScrSave   - Screen blanker, bounces a ball while the screen is off
      !Easilarm  - Nice icon bar alarm clock
      !IconClock = Replaces the Switcher icon at the RH side of the icon bar
      !Daily     - Another clock, named after the Channel 4 breakfast TV
                   prog. Sits in the top rh corner of the screen
      !Tim       = Yet another clock but this one **SPEAKS** the time
      !VirusWarn - 1.03 Detects virus activity, not 100% but a good
                   indication
      !IWord     ^ 2.6/4.3 Converts Arc. disc version of Interword to run
                   from the desktop like a normal application. Installs on
                   the icon bar and responds to file-clicking
      !ISheet    ^ 2.6/4.5 Convert BBC Intersheet ROM to run from the Arc
                   desktop like IWord. Works with the Archimedes version
                   (ISheet II)
      !View      ^ 2.2 Ditto View ROMs. Works with A3, B3 etc. and the
                   Archimedes version of View. Puts function keys in the
                   right place and makes the '' key work properly
      !VSheet    ^ 2.2 Ditto View Sheet ROMs
      !VStore    ^ 2.2 Ditto View Store ROMs
      !WordWise  ^ 1.2 Converts Arc. version of WW+ to run from the desktop.
                   Works with Watford 40 and 80 column versions
      !Twin      ^ 1.2 Converts Twin text editor into a RM
      !1stFile   = Converts 1stWord+ files to View, WordWise and Text and
                   visa versa
      !ChartDraw = 3.00  Program by Chris Johnson to make charts in a
                   variety of formats. Pie charts, graphs, etc
      !DrawStrip = Produces Drawfiles of keystrips. Several are included but
                   you can easily make your own
      !MultiPrnt - Lets you print a 'batch' of files
      !PrinterTx = Text only printer driver
      !Print_buf - Printer buffer
   PLUS various printer drivers for 1WP and PD3, another keystrip printer
      and a HP Desk-Jet screen dumper


B111  -=- Acorns DDE Pascal compiler v4.09 -=-
      Acorn have have released this as Freeware 'as is'. To use it you need
      the Desktop 'C' package. In theory it is possible to use it as a CLI
      driven compiler but it needs either ANSILIB or STUBS and Clib module.
      As it uses C libraries it can access C functions and the string
      routines are C compatible so you can link together objects written in
      C, Pascal and Assembler. For many purposes Pascal is nicer than C so
      you can now use the language you prefer for various bits of your
      application, then link them all together.


B112  (Now combined with B118)
      !Calendar  = Simple desktop calender display
      !Chimes    - Chimes on the hour and half hour
      !CloseUp   = Shows a magnified version of wherever the pointer is
      |CursCtrl  = Another app to control the mouse via cursor keys
      !DClock    = Digital clock in a small window so you can tuck it in a
                   corner out of the way
      !Dirkiller - Locks/unlocks/wipes directories
      !Grab      = 2.02 Saves a copy of the Wimp sprite pool to disc
      !IconFlags = Calculates Icon Flag word for all the options
      !ModuleHp  = Displays Title and Help strings of a Module
      !Mousey    = Displays X-Y co-ordinates of mouse pointer
      !MultiMod  = 'Squashes' a series of modules together into a file which
                   is loaded in one go. Saves time and disc space
      !PtrWrap   = Wrap around for mouse pointer. As it moves off screen on
                   one side it reappears on the other
      !Safe      - Simple file encrypter/decrypter
      !Scrnmode  = 3.00 Opens a window showing available screen modes which
                   you select by clicking
      !SpeakCtrl = Switches speaker on and off
      !Speaker   = Another speaker on/off program
      !WinCtrl   = 1.03 Lets you move and scroll windows that don't have
                   scroll bars or resize icons
      Showdir    = Designed to be used in a Boot app when it runs !Boot
                   files of a series of applications to set filetypes,
                   sprites, etc
      !TxtPrint+ = 2.06 Text printer driver which can reformat, repaginate,
                   print Basic program listings etc
      SpriteGen  = Sample programs for creating a series of sprites for
                   animation etc
      !Hunter    = 1.02 Virus detector/remover
      !FileCat   = 2.10 Produces a catalogue of discs in CSV or plain text
                   format ready for loading into a database or WP
      !ImpChars  = 1.00 Like !Chars but designed to work with Impression
      !ImpChars2 = 2.20 Version of ImpChars improved by Cy Booker. Allows
                   selection of any character from any installed font
      !Indexer   = 1.00 Another disc catalogue program. Produces a text file
                   of the root directory of your discs
      QMC        = 1.00 Quick Mode Change. Makes it easy to change between
                   modes from the desktop
      Power Search = Based on the series of articles in 'Archive' on
                   Searching and Replacing by Michael Houlder. With sample
                   app to find all the styles in an Impression doc.
      !Clock     = Yes, another clock. This one sits just above the icon bar
      AMFCoder   = 1.10 Automatically encodes and decodes files of specified
                   type as they are saved and loaded
      AMFProtect = 1.00 Helps guard against viruses by preventing files from
                   being altered though you can load them as usual
      AMFTest    = 1.00 Checks the disc it is on and warns if it's been
                   modified in any way
      AMFWriteProtect = 1.00 RM to prevent alteration of files on all filing
                   systems. Useful if you suspect virus activity
      FCGuard    = 1.00 Prevents the 'Filecore in use' error
      !Help      = 1.21 Displays text file in scrollable window
   PLUS 47 new mouse pointers and 5 alternative hourglasses


B113  (Now combined with B114)
      !CSVtoText - Converts CSV files to text
      !Display   - Displays Drawfiles
      !FormatTXT - Formats text files with page breaks, headers, footers
                   etc. with any page width and length
      !German    - Lets you enter German accented characters into the
                   keyboard buffer by clicking on them in a small window.
                   You could use !Chars but this is neater
      !Interlace - 2.40 Use multisync modes on standard monitor by
                   interlacing
      !MailLabel - 5.22  Print labels or envelopes. Uses RO printer drivers
                   and fancy fonts
      !MultiPrnt - 'Print queue' application
      !Splosh    - 'Risc compliant' drawing package by Wayne Keenan
                   Unfortunately somewhat diminished by the complete lack of
                   instructions but quite good
      !SpriteMde - Changes the Mode of a sprite
      !Styles    - 1.05 Set Styles in Impression Junior in a similar way to
                   Impression
      !TIFFinfo  - Provides information on TIFF files
      ColourTrn3 - RM to allow colour dithering to mix colours and give
                   extra colours on the screen
      !ClearInfo - Gives info on graphics files in Clear format
      !Shrink    = Basic program compactor
      !CheckTemp = Shows sizes of template definitions in a Template file
      AOF Utils  = Three utilities for Acorn Object Format files. Suppress
                   or Retain global names and Analyse file
      !Spy       = Interrogates Wimp apps and finds out window handles, task
                   id's etc
      BootA      = Multi purpose front end for non wimp programs. Helps them
                   behave like desktop apps. With a variety of sample apps,
                   eg. FileInf, SetType, Lock, Unlock, change LF to CRLF and
                   visa versa, convert 1WP to text and visa versa, etc


B115  -=-  Historical and Constitutional documents  -=-
      Maastricht = No, it's not a game, (or is it?). The Maastricht treaty
                   as a series of text files

      U.S.A
                 Articles of Confederation of the USA
                 American Declaration of Arms
                 Bill of Rights
                 Charlotte Town Resolve
                 Declaration of Arms
                 Declaration of Independence
                 Emancipation Proclamation
                 Gettysburg Address
                 Mayflower Compact
                 US Constitution (including amendments)
                 Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speach
                 Monroe Doctrine
      Other
                 Treaty of Paris
                 British rulers (from 827)
                 French rulers (from 987)
                 American Presidents
                 Magna Carta
                 Declaration of Rights (France 1789)
                 Chart of legal Age of Consent for lesbian, gay and hetero
                   sex in European countries
                 The Comunist Manifesto by Karl Marx
                 WWII German Surrender Documents
                 WWII Japanese Surrender Documents
                 The May 1993 Draft of the Proposed European Constitution

      AND FINALLY - for a little light relief  *** THE CAMILLAGATE TAPES ***
                   A transcript of the now famous (alleged) conversation
                   between HRH Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles


B119  -=-  Educational programs  (now combined with B120) -=-
      !Seismic   = Sampled microseismic sounds from naturally fractured
                   granite from the Cambourne School of Mines. Plus sprites
                   of images derived from a Borehole Televiewer
      !Epochs    = 1.30 Screen showing geological epochs
      !Fourier   = 1.20 Draws Fourier diagrams
      !FourST    = 1.50 Little animated display of Four Stroke cycle
      !TwoST     = 1.00 Ditto for two stroke cycle
      Molecule   = Draws molecular structure, with 34 sample molecules
      !SSystem   = 1.10 Animated view of the Solar System
      !PTable    = 2.06 Displays the periodic table and gives info on the
                   main elements
      !Marks     = 2.11 Teachers mark book. Records up to 13 sets of marks
                   for up to 34 students. Works out averages, relative
                   positions, etc. Easy to use. Can give output as a text or
                   CSV format so data can be exported to databases
      !Wave      = 1.52 Draws sine waves
      !SWave     = 1.52 Demonstration of standing waves
      !Branch    = A 'branching' database. Items are classified and found by
                   questions answerable by Yes or No. Ideal for children as
                   it's easy to find item(s) that fit the category you want
                   without realising you are searching a complicated tree
      !Shopper   = 1.58 Teaches children to handle cash. Pupil is offered
                   items to buy and selects required coins to pay for them.
                   Graphics based user interface which draws the coins.
                   Pupil selects by clicking on a calculator type keyboard
      !Reveal    = 1.20 Simple desktop puzzle designed for use in schools
                   (actually written for a school in Dumfries)


B121  -=- DBWRender -=-
      = 2.00 Desktop ray tracer. This was ported from the Amiga and contains
      a selection of examples and the full 'C' source code. It is actually
      the program upon which many others are based


B122  !Event Shell = 2.02  Major programming tool by Paul Hobbs. Consists of
      the !EvntShell directory which contains library utilities used by
      programs in a similar manner to the RISC-OS !System directory. This
      lets you create Wimp applications in Basic without needing to write
      all your own routines to handle the Wimp, fonts, response to Wimp
      events, etc. If you don't have the PRM's this is essential. Includes
      debugger and example applications which act as demos and perform
      useful functions. Extensive documentation. An extremely useful package
      and highly recommended to anyone who wants to program the Wimp,
      especially if you don't have the PRM's

B122-A  Extras for Event Shell. Contains !StrongHlp with a (very) large help
      file for Event Shell and associated programs as well as the normal
      help files on Basic, SWI's, Assembler, etc. A copy of BLib is also
      included (see B319) which is ideal for linking the library routines to
      your program so they will work without the !EvntShell directory

      B122 and B122-A can be ordered together on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B123  !ArcTools  : 0.72 General purpose toolkit with memory and disc
                   editors, search, dissasembler, plus other functions. Not
                   a Wimp program but an RM and '*' command driven
      Virtual    = Two programs illustrating Virtual Memory Management. One
                   to be used from Basic, the other written in C. Both
                   intended as examples for programmers to use in their own
                   code rather than complete apps
      DragSprite = Info on and an example of the DragASprite SWI in RO3
      UnCFS      = 1.20 By Cy Booker, drastically speeds up CC's Compression
                   Filing System. Transparent to the user once installed
      ShowFont   = Basic routine by Cy Booker to draw text in any font
                   anywhere on screen. Intended for use in your own programs
      !Transform = 1.00 Takes a CSV file and transforms it so each row
                   becomes a column
      !Convert   = 1.01 Program to convert various units.
                   Fahrenheit/Celsius, kW/BTU, Ft-Ins/Metres, Miler per
                   Hour/Metres per second


B124  -=- C Tutor -=-
      From Conorado Systems. Over 100 pages of text laid out as a book with
      about a hundred short example C programs. Written for the PC but as it
      deals with basics rather than advanced programming almost everything
      is applicable to C on any computer. Some examples are PC specific so I
      have left some minor PC specific binaries off this disc. If you want
      the collection in original PC format with all examples I will supply
      it archived on a 720K disc for 1.50, or two 720k or a single 1.44Mb
      disc for 2


B125  -=- Pascal Tutor -=-
      Again from Conorado Systems and similar to B124. Not so many pages or
      examples as Pascal is much simpler. Mainly aimed at the PC and
      Borland's Turbo Pascal in particular but as it's fairly basic stuff
      this isn't important
      This fits on a 720K disc if you prefer it in PC format


B126  !Hangfire  = Good screen blanker. With a selection of pretty pictures
                   or you can make your own
      !ModeView  = Simple program to replace the Palette icon with one
                   showing current screen mode
      !ThreeDee  = 1.01 Simple drawing program from Robert Seago. Designed
                   for line drawing in perspective and you can move the
                   vanishing point to alter this. A few bugs but interesting
      !VDUret    = 0.02 Another screen saver. Not sophisticated but it works
      Dictionary = Text file with 40,000+ words, one word per line. Taken
                   from a PC CD so spellings are colonial. Useful to anyone
                   writing a spelling checker or adding words to one
      3D_Graphic = 0.03 Module with various SWI's for vector graphics. There
                   are a couple of short demos with it. I don't know where
                   it came from as there's no name or Copyright message
      Strip      = 1.00 Intercepts printer control codes and stops them
                   being sent to the printer. Useful when printing text
                   files, dumps, or other files containing non-ascii
      !RMCreate  = Creates a voice Module from a stereo Tracker module
      !PickAPic  = 1.15 Program by Hugh Eagle to let you browse through a
                   collection of Draw, Sprite, Artworks or Poster files and
                   pick the one(s) you want to use by creating 'thumbnail'
                   files. Can process archives in SparkFS, ArcFS, etc.
                   format, handle new format Drawfiles, rotated text and
                   transformed sprites in Drawfiles. It will multitask
                   during long operations. Although PickAPic isn't
                   Shareware, if you like it I strongly suggest you send a
                   contribution to the Author as he suggests that this will
                   encourage him to spend more time on development


B127  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !Spell     = Gives practice in the 'look, cover, copy' method
      !DayNight  = 1.30 Shows a map of the world indicating which sections
                   are day and which night at any time
      !KeySpeak  = Each key speaks its name when pressed
      !Turtle    = Very simple Turtle Graphics program
      !Lockout and !Unlock = Companion programs to stop/enable Econet
                   terminals from receiving 'notify' messages
      !WorldMap  + Draws a map of the world in a scrolling window. Lets you
                   cut out sections and save them as Drawfiles NOTE - This
                   program requires a *lot* of memory, and seems to need
                   even more with RO3. You need at least 2Mb and 4Mb for the
                   larger maps
      !Cycles    = Draws a graph showing the period doubling of the logistic
                   map equation
      !IdentiKey = 2.10 A 'tree' type database which lets you categorise
                   group of items


B132  !Niall II  = Non Intelligent Archimedes Language Learner. Word
                   learning parser from an Amiga program. Processes input
                   and tries to learn relationships between words so it can
                   make sense of a sentence. At the end of a session you
                   Save the vocabulary
      Power Search  !Replace and !Styles from Michael Houlder. Replace is a
                   compiler for a search/replace language similar to that
                   used by !Twin and !SrcEdit. Lets you find and modify
                   complex expressions. !Styles is a filter primarily
                   intended to list the Impression styles used in a 'story'
      !Mace      = 1.9 Module Area and CLI Front End. Provides Wimp front
                   end for the CLI
      !FontSwell = Simple utility to add font directories to the Font path
      !FontCut   = Another utility to remove font directories which are no
                   longer needed
      CMOSsaver  = Saves configuration settings and creates an Exec file
                   which can be used to reset them if they are changed
      !DelBoot   = 1.03 Removes !Boot files which just contain 'IconSprites
                   <Obey$Dir>.!Sprites' or other non essentials. Saves 1K of
                   disc space for each file removed and speeds up the filer
      !ConvTmplt = 6.00 Program by Cy Booker to help programmers use anti-
                   alias fonts in text icons, convert Interface validation
                   strings to RO3, see which icons are outside the windows
                   extent and insert 'secret messages' into template files

      PLUS a series of utilities by Cy Booker. These are all CLI driven. All
      come with source code, documentation and executable code

      AppSpr1      Check sprite files for non-application sprites
      Chr1         CLI program to print a character given a number
      Copyd1       Supplements *Copy by creating dest. directories
      Dird1        Find files created between dates
      Dirs1        List files sorted by size
      Dirt1        Find files of a specific type
      ExtrctBas1             Extract tokenised basic from executables
      FAppend1     Join files from the *CLI
      Hex1         CLI program to show an Evaluated expression as hex
      SrtSprite1             Re-order individual sprites in a sprite file
      Touch1       Alter a files' date
      TouchDir1    Update directory timestamp to reflect contents
      Union1       Remove duplicated lines from text file(s)
      Unique1      Find unique lines in text file(s)


B133  !AMFSave   = Screen saver from AMF. Fourteen different moving screen
                   patterns are available. Uses less memory than most others
                   and is a lot less boring than the RO3 blank screen
      !Backdrops : Patterned desktop backdrops. 41 patterns are provided and
                   you can easily add your own
      !Say       ^ Speech synthesis program. Just type the text in a desktop
                   window to hear it
      !DJPEG     = 1.01 From John Tytgat. Converts JPEG files into PBMplus
                   files which can be read by John Kortinks 'Translator'

      Plus some 'sillies' to liven up your desktop
      !Dolphin   = A dolphin swims across the top of the icon bar
      !Laugh     = When you get an error your computer doesn't just beep, it
                   laughs at you!
      !Azumith   = A (clean) limerick generator
      !Jumper    = An animated sheep on the icon bar


B134  -=- MiniHound 1.02 -=-
      Desktop thesaurus with over 30,000 keywords, which is a lot more than
      'Desktop Thesaurus'. OK from floppy but best from a hard disc. Will
      work from RAM disc (over 700K) plus about 180K to run.


B136  -=- Wordhound -=-
      The more advanced version of Mini Hound, much bigger, needs over 4Mb
      of hard disc space. As well as the Thesaurus and Dictionary functions
      it can find 'sound alike' words, link with Impression via the Impulse
      protocol, and insert words directly into text. Status now changed from
      Shareware to Freeware so there's no longer a registration fee.

      On either 5 x 800K or 3 x 1.6Mb discs with an installation program.
                    800K version - 6      1.6Mb version - 4.50


B137  !Simple    = Simple desktop database. No instructions and the program
                   is 'written' in Norwegian (?) but easy to use so you
                   shouldn't have problems
      !Lifeguard = Another screen saver. Quite nice with some interesting
                   screens
      !ADFSExtra = 1.60 Various items available from an 'icon bar' window
                   Set CSD, bin file deleter, change filing system etc. Some
                   non ADFS commands may need to be altered if you are using
                   SCSI or IDE but as it's written in Basic this is easy
      !ADFSExtra2: 2.27 Improved version of ADFSExtra with additional
                   facilities requiring RO3
      !ACHconfig = Desktop configuration program to set some items missing
                   from the RO3 Config program
      !BankAccnt = Very simple non desktop bank account program
      !CopyCalc  = Calculates number of discs you need to backup a hard disc
      !Equator   = 1.00 Solves quadratic equations
      !Find2     = Crude but effective file finder for hard disc users
      !LDView    = View compressed images in Quick Art or High Art format
      !ModeBar   = 1.1 Simple selector to choose from up to five modes
      !Mouse     = Sets mouse speed from a desktop window. Advantage is it
                   can set horizontal and vertical steps separately
      !Move      = Moves a file from one part of a disc to another by
                   rewriting directory info instead of physically moving it.
                   Lets you move a file on a full disc


B140  ARCTERM    = 3.11 Comms software by Hugo Fiennes
      ARCBBS     - Very good BBS. XMODEM, YMODEM, YMODEM Batch. User status
                   NORMAL to COSYSOP. Shareware by Zeridajh Software
      !OnTime    = 0.1 on line time indicator
      !rs423     * Shows state of serial port
      !TASK      = Viewdata terminal
      !423State  = Displays state of serial port
      Viewscroll - Program to view and print viewdata frames and text saved
                   from Hearsay
      !Arc100    = VT100 terminal emulator
      !Psion     = Transfers files to and from the Psion Organiser
      PLUS Utils to transfer data between the Archimedes and the Z88 and BBC


B142  !Display   = Displays a Drawfile without loading !Draw
      !FontDraw  = Takes a string and converts it to a Drawfile using a
                   chosen font
      !DrawStrip = Creates function keystrips for printing via !Draw
      !Chart     = Produces charts for !Draw from data. Can print the charts
      !Painter   = 1.00 Art package
      !BigM      = Another art package
      !ModeConv  = Sprite mode converter
      !ModeUtil  = 0.61 Utility to give info on available screen modes and
                   an easy method of switching between them
      !TText-Spr = Converts Teletext screen to a sprite


B144  !UUencode  = 0.20 Program by Andrew Benham to UUcode files
      !UUdecode  = 0.20 Again from Andrew Benham, decode UUcoded files
      !Packet    - Packet radio terminal program (TNC driver) with two
                   similar utilities !Pkts and !Wefax
      !Locator   - Worldwide locator program for HF/VHF/UHF enthusiasts
      !Wefax     - TNC driver
      !Pkts      - General purpose packet driver program
      !RiseSet   = Tells the time of sunrise and sunset
      !Sun       = Lets you plot the position of the sun at any time
      !Moon      = Ditto for the moon
      !Mandel    = 6.00 Lets you create a Mandelbrot set by one of three
                   methods: Level Set, Distance Estimator or Continuous
                   Potential. Very comprehensive
      !FastBrot  = Simpler program but very quick
      !Wimpkit   = 1.02 A wimp flag generator
      !Heating   = 1.2 Central heating calculator. Cut down version of a
                   commercial program to calculate heat loss but functional
                   and adequate for DIY
      !Liberator = 3.6 Program for linking the Thorn EMI W.P. with the Arc
      !Knit      - Helps design and save patterns for knitting into the
                   front or rear of jumpers etc
      !Bank      - Bank account program
      PLUS several simple Basic fractal graphics programs with examples


B147  !Forth     = 1.20 Implementation of FORTH with a compiler. Comes with
                   examples though little descriptive text
      HOPE       = Imperial Colleges HOPE language. With user manuals
      !Ed        = 0.2 Text editor for C source code. Not as complex as !Zap
                   but has the basic functions
      !Calc      = Shareware version of the commercial spreadsheet. Commands
                   are available through Fkeys and commands. Includes a
                   couple of example spreadsheets but no docs
      !Sizzle    = Program to flick through screens. Easily adapted to use
                   your own screens
      !Life      = Good version of Life with full tutorial
      !WimpKit   = 1.02 Wimp flag generator. Saves looking up the PRM and
                   working out all those bit values
      Dan's Tiny Basic Compiler = "basic" compiler. Compiles short Basic
                   programs to fast code. Small subset of commands with
                   limited string and numerical array handling. Full logic
                   implementation. Includes demos


B148  Hyperbook  - Hypertext system by Nick van Someren. Complete with
                   several demo files. NOTE - This application has crashed
                   (non destructively) sometimes with RO3
      !Cookie    = Click on the !Cookie icon and a random saying or
                   quotation pops up in a window, some quite amusing


B149  -=- Disc and CLI Utilities -=-
      QL Disc utilities - Read QL discs, convert screens, etc
      !Settype   = 1.01 Sets filetypes
      !Stamp     = 1.01 Data stamps files
      !PCDir     - Filing system for DOS discs if you don't have RO3
      !DosFS     - Another DOS filing system
      !DosForm   - DOS disc formatter
      !FileType  = Set file types
      !Dir       - Set CSD from within desktop
      !Format    - Multi-tasking disc formatter
      !DiscEdit  + Disc sector editor, works on DOS discs
      !SysUtils  - 2.30
      !ADFSDisk  - Creates a DOS partition on a hard disc
      !DiscUtils - Assorted utils from Abacus Training
      !StickyBD  - 2.00 The original
      !HDBackup
      !Apphelp   - Provides a Help utility for an application
      !IconCLI   - Lets you issue * commands from the Icon bar
      !LineEdit  - 2.30 For editing CLI commands
      !LoadProgs - Loads instead of Running a Basic file from the Desktop
      !Logga     - 2.13 Logs time spent using the Arc
      !Warfarin  = 1.10 Emulates mouse with the cursor keys or other user
                   defined keys
      !DiskClone - RM disc copier
      !BestCopy  - Another disc copier
      !Dup       - Copier for most types of disc including DOS, Atari, etc
      File compare- File compare utility
      PLUS       - Three desktop dustbins (!Bin, !Dustbin and !Trash) and
                   some file recovery programs


B150  !AS        = 1.23 Assembler by Nicklas Rjemo mainly for use with
                   Acorns DDE to create AOF files to link with C or Pascal.
                   This fills a gap in Acorn C v4 which has no inline
                   assembler. Includes C source
      DataToAOF  = 0.07 DDE tool by Paul Fidler to convert Data files to AOF
                   format so they can be linked with other objects
      !VMM       = Virtual Memory Management module with SWI's to let
                   programs use a hard disc as virtual memory. With demo
                   files, written in Basic so they're easy to follow
      XScheme    = 0.22 Scheme programing language for the Arc. by David
                   Michael Betz. With C source. I don't know how good it is
                   as I have no experience of Scheme and although there is a
                   good Manual this assumes knowledge of the language. Looks
                   like a thorough implementation
      DrLink     = 1.27 Alternative to Acorn's Link. You will need this if
                   you have a compiler without a linker


B151  !FileFind  = 0.5 Good file locator. Easy to use on any filing system.
                   Can search any path and all you need do to set the start
                   location is drag a file to the !Filefind icon
      !BlakHole2 = 4.01 Superior desktop dustbin with an animation on the
                   icon bar. Lots of other features including file find, RMA
                   utilities, etc
      !Partition = 3.09 Replacement for Acorn's SCSIFS to allows partitions.
                   With assembler source so you could modify it for other
                   SCSI filing systems
      !Usage     = 1.00 Shows CPU activity in a window on the icon bar plus
                   you can open a window showing the percentage of time the
                   Wimp spends with each task
      !QuickDir  : 1.00 Speeds up navigating hard discs by letting you move
                   about the directory tree without needing to open a filer
                   window on each intermediate directory
      !Clock     = Digital clock that sits above the LH end of the icon bar
      !Charges   = 1.70 Lets people who use the computer commercially keep a
                   log of work done on projects
      AC         = Another system usage accounting program
      !SetIcons  = Switches between various sets of icons
      Split/Join = Helps move a large file from a PC to an Arc. by splitting
                   it over several discs on the PC and joining it back up on
                   the Arc.


B152  -=- Font Utilities -=-
      !FastFont  = Reads your Font List and creates a Module which speeds up
                   reading the fonts. With C source
      TurboFont  = Similar application to the previous
      SysFont    = Can be used to make any System font (plenty on this
                   disc!) into a Module which can be used with the *Alphabet
                   <fontname> command
      !FontCtrl  = Helps configure your system to get the best out of the
                   font manager
      !FontEd    = 0.31  Acorns Font Editor. A bit old now and only works
                   with RO2 fonts but I don't know of anything better in PD
                   or Shareware. Can't produce RO3 kerned fonts but, unlike
                   earlier versions, it won't crash if you load one. Acorn
                   permit this to be distributed under licence but they no
                   longer support it
                   NOTE - This is now a slightly older version because this
                   one works woth S/Arm whereas 0.32 doesn't
      !PSfont    = Converts outline fonts to data which can be downloaded to
                   a Postscript printer so you can use your Acorn fonts with
                   a PS laser
      8x8 Fonts  432 8x8 system fonts. These were scattered over earlier
                   discs so I've put them together here and provided a list.
                   From quite nice to weird to absolutely impossible
      Also Four different system font designer/editors. Three non desktop
      and one Wimp


B154  -=- RayShade 4.00 -=-
      Now a multi tasking Desktop program instead of command line driven
      Perhaps not as comprehensive as PoV on B096 but still very good


B155  !Grabber   = Grabs a desktop window as a sprite
      !Shade     - Converts colour sprites to greyscale
      !Automouse = Move mouse pointer slowly using the arrow keys, useful
                   for drawing and sprite editors etc
      !FormSize  = Tells how much space is needed for 'Wimp_LoadTemplate'
      !AntiTask  - Makes the desktop stop multi-tasking and run a single
                   program
      !NewIcon   = New file and desktop icons
      !KbdInfo   = Draws a picture of the keyboard and gives info about
                   INKEY and internal key numbers. Easier than looking up
                   the manual
      !PlaceIt   = 1.09 Sticky backdrop prog that only takes 16K. If you
                   don't have RO3 it's a must
      !CheckTemp = Displays info about Template files
      !Basic-M/C = Disguises a Basic program so it looks like machine code
      !Speaker   = Very simple program to turn the speaker On or Off
      !Stereo    = Straightforward stereo Tracker player
      !ShowTrack = 1.02 Combines functions of oscilloscope and 64 band
                   spectrum analyser to display output of background music
                   players. Best with ARM 3 but works with slower machines
                   at lower refresh rate
      !StopST    = Just stops tracker modules
      !STrename  = Renames Tracker modules
      !RMcreate  = Makes a Module from a Tracker tune
      !ColourMap = 1.00 Demonstrates colours as RGB, CMYK and HSV. Useful if
                   converting files
      !DiscPlot  = 1.02 Displays a Sprite directly from disc in a window.
                   Uses almost no memory so you can look at a large sprite
      !Shapes    = 1.04 Simple 3D graph plotting program
      !Process   = 1.11 256 colour sprite manipulation program. Helps with
                   noise removal, colour separation, conv to black/white or
                   greytones, edge detection etc


B156  !SkyView   = 1.02 Superb program to show a simulation of the sky at
                   any time and date with all major astronomical bodies from
                   any location on the Earth. The result is displayed in
                   scrollable windows. Can print the output
      !EasiBase  = 1.01 Straightforward desktop database with a few nice
                   features. All usual database functions. Fields can be
                   text, integer, FP or date. Cards are designed using a
                   'FormED' type editor so you make them the way you want
                   them. Has simple graph plotting feature
      !FreeMemo  = Sits on the icon bar and tells you how much memory you
                   have free
      !Han-D     = The Author says this is called Han-D because he thinks it
                   is and because !PuncuationRemover won't fit. It removes
                   certain types of punctuation from text files
      !KwickLoad = Application launcher. Drag the application to the icon to
                   have it added to the menu
      !TskMaster = 1.32  Several facilities including '*' commands from the
                   desktop, start tasks from menu, open directories, speaker
                   on/off, free memory display, save/restore CMOS, ARM 3
                   cache control, and a desktop 'front end' for Squash
      !JstForFun = New borders for your windows. Some are quite nice


B157  !AWViewer  = Viewer for Artworks files. Lets people who don't have it
                   look at pictures created with CC's Artworks package
      !Jewel     = A Joint Photograph Expert Group image compressor and
                   decompressor based on release 3 of the Independent JPEG
                   group work
      !CSSC      = Compacted Screens Sequence Creator. Lets you display a
                   series of compacted screens in sequence. There is an
                   example program with six high quality images


B158  !Letter    = Creates a 'letter on a disc'. Can use fancy fonts and
                   graphics
      !ArmState  = Replaces the Switcher and displays free memory and cache
                   state on ARM 3 machines
      !BootCtrl  = Switches the !Boot app on your hard disc on and off
      !CreateApp = 1.04 Create an application shell by selecting options
                   from a menu
      !Cursor    = Move mouse pointer with the keyboard and control pointer
                   shape
      !DialCode  = Lets you search for the place name if you know the
                   dialling code and visa versa
      !Disable   = Disables delete/wipe/remove commands so you can't
                   accidentally delete files
      !Filextras = Various extra file commands to set filetypes, CSD,
                   access, wipe files, etc
      !HourMake  = 1.13 From Jon Ribbens. Design your own hourglass
      !Keyboard  = Displays character set in a desktop window in any font
                   available. If you click on a character it appears at the
                   caret so it duplicates !Chars utility although it doesn't
                   work with every program when used in this way
      !KillSprs  = Deletes sprites in the Spritepool duplicated in ROM. Lets
                   you restore default sprites if they have been changed
      !MF->Edit  = Converts files in Masterfile format to plain text
      !OurGlass  = Another utility to let you design your own hourglass
      !Toolbox   = Opens a window with several icons to perform actions on
                   files, discs, directories etc
      !ViewHelp  = 1.15 Lets you create !Help texts which can be viewed in a
                   window
      !WimpLook  = 1.01 Displays info about other windows and icons on the
                   desktop. Move the mouse pointer over any icon or window
                   to find out about it
      !Wiper     = File/directory deleter
      UUcoder    = RM which acts as a very fast UUencode/decoder


B160-=- Powerbase -=-
      6.99  = Most comprehensive and powerful Shareware database for the
            Archimedes. Has just about every feature you need. Report
            generation, mail merge with Impression via Impulse,
            import/export CSV and can incorporate sprites into databases.
            Can keep a log of changes made plus other improvements and bug
            fixes. With example databases and a 'quick tutorial' based on a
            simple name/address database to help new users. Can handle
            mail-merge with Ovation and is Publisher/Style compatible. New
            version now has query-by-example search system

      REGISTERED VERSION with printed manual available, see Commercial Cat

      !PrintLbls, a label printing program using CSV files and fancy fonts
            by Steven Haslam, primarily intended for use with Powerbase but
            completely self contained


B160-A-=- Powerbase Admin Suite -=-
            A suite of databases from the Authors of Powerbase for
            school/college administration

      !ALevel    = Analyses A level results and produces statistics on pass
                   rates etc. for results as a whole and individual subjects
      !Appoint   = Generates a set of appointments for parents evenings and
                   prints appointment slips for parents and lists for staff
      !Attend    = Student attendance record/register
      !Block     = Helps place students in teaching 'blocks' in optimum
                   fashion and assign students to teachers, split groups,
                   produce timetables etc
      !Exam      = Produces tables with lists of names ready for the
                   entering of exam marks, calculates various data based
                   upon the exam results and produces printed lists

   B160 and B160-A can be purchased together on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B161  -=- Ghostscript -=-
      2.2 = The Ghostscript interpreter ported to the Arc. by David
            Elworthy. This is a variation of the Postscript (TM) language.
            The program on this disc is a full RiscOS implementation and as
            well as the main app. and the standard UGLYR font there are
            equivalents to Charter, Times and Zapf Chancery

B161-A      Additional fonts for Ghostscript. Equivalent to Avante Guarde,
            Bookman, Courier, Helvitica, Hershey, Palatino, Symbol and Zapf
            Dingbats

B161-S      Source code for Ghostscript. The C source for the Archimedes
            port and other versions distributed under the Free Software
            Foundation General Public Licence

      NOTE If B161-A and/or B161-S are purchased at the same time as B161
      each disc costs only 1 but does not count toward Bonus Points. So
      B161 and B161-A would cost 2 or B161, B161-A and B161-S would cost 3
      but in each case all discs together would only give one Bonus Point


B162  !Architype = 0.31 "An excellent touch-typing tutor". Can have timed
                   lessons and locked exercises to prevent cheating.
                   Infinite number of lesson and exercise files allowed and
                   can all be user-edited. Now with large print exercises
      !Calendar  = 1.03I Application for creating calendars via Impression
                   using ImpulseII protocol. With five sample calendars
      !HexEdit   = 0.94 view/edit any file byte by byte
      !NewChars2 = Improved version of !Chars which can also select fonts
      !PrintFile = Opens a 'Printer' window
      !ReadFile  = Opens a VDU window. Useful if you have !Edit loaded but
                   want to see what text will look like in a Command window
      !Cassette  : 1.35 Program from Mark Bright/Malcolm Knight to print
                   cassette inlays
      InlayPrnt  = 2.05 Cassette inlays again but output can be as a
                   Drawfile
      !VideoBase = 2.10 Database for video tapes. Improved version with
                   better report generation and more output options plus
                   keyboard shortcuts. Version 2 has even more features and
                   improvements
      !QZap      = 0.20 Desktop disassembler. Not as comprehensive or
                   powerful as !Dissi or !Disassem but a useful tool for
                   examining machine code applications and simpler to use.
                   With C source
      !Printset  = 0.18 Selection of printer facilities from the desktop
      !PrBuffer  - 1.00
      !PD-Impres = Pipedream to Impression data transfer utility


B164  -=- Desktop Customising -=-
      Windows    : 15 new designs which change window icons and scroll bars
                   etc. Ranging from attractive to bizarre
      Paint      : New template and tool windows for RO3 Paint
      !Customise = Various new sprites and icons including 3D window and
                   file sprites, backdrops, tool sprites, etc
      !NewTemps  = More new tool sprites
      !FilerPtch : 1.12 Various mods to the Filer module so app. names don't
                   need to begin with '!', files can be hidden as with DOS,
                   improved Set Type menu, etc. NOTE - needs filer 1.64
      !ConvtApp  : Converts (most) apps to work with !FilerPtch ie. without
                   a leading '!' in their name
      DeskPatch  : Superb suite of customising programs to give solid 3D
                   file dragging, slabbed icons, anti-aliased fonts on the
                   desktop, specialised directory icons, some very nice
                   system sprites, etc. Needs Filer 1.64 DeskPatch-1 and
                   Deskpatch-2 are included. I'm told that Deskpatch-1 works
                   but it wipes out the ADFS file icons on my A5000, however
                   Deskpatch-2 doesn't


B165  Password   = Hard disc password application
      !Alert     = Gives an indication when a task that hogs the processor
                   has finished
      !ALT-Keys  = Re-installs International Keyboard nodule if it's
                   unplugged
      !ButtonBar = Puts a window on screen with buttons which simulate a
                   keypress. You can define buttons to suit any app. Samples
                   are provided for Edit and Impression but you can make
                   your own
      !FEd       = 8x8 system font editor. There are lots of these but this
                   one's quite good
      !Grabber   = Interrupt driven screen grabber. Ideal for games screens
      !HPCalc    = Emulation of Hewlett Packard HP15C scientific calculator
      !Indicator = CPU usage indicator with a meter display on the icon bar
      !Lunch     = 0.33 Out to Lunch - screen blanker
      !MoveWindo * When you hold down SHIFT+CTRL you can move a window by
                   clicking and dragging anywhere in it
      !Piggy     = Simple allowance or pocket money organiser
      !Sounds    = 1.02 Database for your record collection
      !Videos    = 1.01 Like !Sounds but for videos
      !Strip     = For people with fingers permanently hooked into mouse-
                   clutching shape. Lets you simulate pressing function keys
                   etc. by clicking on a keystrip above the icon bar
      ArmSI      = 3.46H Shows the type of computer and equipment and
                   calculates speed index etc

      Plus various clocks -
      !DigiClock = Digital clock in a small window so it doesn't take up any
                   icon bar space
      !DskChimes = Chimes every hour
      !HourAlarm = Does what you would expect
      !IconClk3d = Digital clock on the icon bar that I find ugly and too
                   big but some people think is wonderful
      !IshClock  = Tells the time to the nearest five minutes or so


B166  DeskLib = 2.14 Set of C and Assembler files which add to and/or
            replace parts of the libraries supplied with Acorn DDE C. This
            has been compiled by a team of people including Jason Williams,
            David Pilling, Tim Browse, Keith Marlow etc. so it's a
            professionally produced library. If you program in C on the arc
            then you NEED this, don't struggle with the libraries supplied
            with Acorn's C


B168  XLisp Plus = 2.1d Version of Lisp from Tom Almy. Based on the version
                   on B150 from David Betz with enhancements and bug fixes.
                   Full documentation and C source
      XScheme    = 0.28 No proper docs or even an authors name so you will
                   need to be familiar with the language


B169  PERL = 3.0 Practical Extraction and Report Language. An interpreted
            language optimized for scanning text files, extracting
            information, and printing reports. Combines the best features of
            C, SED, AWK and SH. Full manual in TeX format plus an ascii
            version

B169S  C source code for PERL. B169 and B169S when ordered together cost
       just 2 This will count as only ONE POINT towards Bonus discs

B169X  It's *just* possible to compress PERL and C source on a single
       800K disc and B169X contains the contents of B169 plus B169S


B170  SBProlog   = 3.1 Archimedes port of SB-Prolog system written for UNIX
                   in the Dept of Computer Science at the University of
                   Arizona. Comprehensive manual and a few example scripts
      Note 1 - You need 2Mb to run this and 4Mb to run the compiler
      Note 2 - The Manual for SProlog is supplied as plain text but there is
                   also a version in PS format (see below)

B170S  C source for SBprolog. B170 and B170S ordered together cost 2
        This counts as only ONE POINT towards Bonus discs

B170P  The Manual for SBProlog in Postscript format. This costs just 1
       extra if ordered with B170 but will NOT give any Bonus Points


B172  -=- Programmers Utilities -=-
      !Zap       = 1.00 NOT the text editor but a non desktop memory editor
                   and disassembler
      !Disass    = Simple disassembler. A Module so it can be used from the
                   CLI outside the desktop
      !DisAsm    = Another simple disassembler
      !FP_Prog   = Basic procedure library to include FP opcodes in Basic
                   assembler programs
      !LabelChk  = 1.24 Checks Basic assembler program for duplicate labels
      !LoadBasic = Another last Basic Editor loader but by Steve Turnbull
      !Scrab     = Functioning screen grabber module written as an example
                   of claiming events. Source code is available
      !ShellC    = Desktop window in which to run Acorn C v3 but functions
                   as a general purpose CLI shell window
      !SpeedySWI = Changes textual SIW's in a Basic program to numeric
                   equivalents
      !Wincode   = 2.00 Lets you design a window and then displays the
                   various parameters so you can incorporate it directly
                   into code without using templates
      BasicUtils = Collection of short Basic programs to perform assorted
                   tasks. Includes disc readers which may be useful to
                   people who need to read/write non standard formats
      !BasicTask : Application to launch single tasking Basic programs with
                   output trapped in a Task window
      GoodIcon   = Short Impression doc by Toby Smith with hints for
                   designing icons plus examples. A text version is included
                   if you don't have Impression
      !Menus     = Version of David Andrews Menu Editor modified by Paul
                   Hobbs to work under RO3
      !FormEd2   = 3.02 Version of the Risc Squads modification of Acorns
                   FormEd improved and debugged by Paul Hobbs

      The remaining programs on this disc are utilities by Cy Booker

      AppEnsure  = Works like RMENSURE in !Run files but for applications
      ExtractBas = 2.00 Unscramble many of the PD programs that try to
                   disguise Basic as Absolute code
      FontMessage: 1.00 Generates files that can be used by the Font Manager
                   to tell it the names of all your fonts, speeds up many
                   applications
      RAMFsSize  = Ensures a certain size RAM disc exists
      FontWindow = 1.22 Simplifies use of fonts in icons and saves the
                   problem of them looking lousy in low resolution modes


B173  -=- Archimedes Fractal Group disc 3 -=-
      Note - Some programs on this disc are not new but are updated/enhanced
      versions of those on earlier AFG compilations. There's so much that I
      have just listed the program names. A must for fractal enthusiasts

      3DFractals, 3DLife, 4DSolids, Booker, ChaosGame, Dive, DiveBW,
      FastBrot3, FG, FracIFS, JuliaAnim2, Lorenz, Magrathea, Mandel,
      Mandel4, Mandelbrt, Mandel_1, MerryXmas, Newton, Orbits, Scenery,
      Spacefill, Startree, World, BasicFrac, Foglia, Frac-Rep21, IFS_EscTim,
      Julani2, Mandori, Marble-Tex, NewtonFrac, QuasiJulia, Shperagate,
      TAPI+, Texture3, Texture4, Roses, Quasi I-J,M


B174  -=- More Fractals -=-
      !Fractal and !FracPal = These definitive fractal generators by Mike
                   Curnow have appeared on other discs but I have put them
                   on this new disc as the others are completely full. There
                   are two separate versions, 0.30 for RO2/3 and 1.07 which
                   is RO3 only
      !FracLand2 = 2.14 Program for generating and 'playing around with'
                   fractal landscapes
      !BreedeCA  = Genetically breeding Cellular Automata. In effect an
                   enhanced variation of 'Life'


B175  -=- Various Tracker Players -=-
      !ACH_Strkr = 2.00 Desktop Tracker/STracker player with controls which
                   also lets you listen to individual samples of a tune
      !AMFSTrackr= Standard tracker player with desktop front end by AMF
      !DSJukeBox = 1.30 'Juke box' desktop player for Digital Symphony
      !JukeBox2  = 1.30 Popular multi-tune player
      !STracker  = 4.02 Standard desktop tracker player
      !ProTrack  = 1.11 Superior tracker player from BASS
      !S/Tracker = 4.09 Another 'best' tracker player
      !PDTracker = 4.52 Probably the nicest tracker front end by Simon
                   Hatliff. Full of features and can queue up to 512 tunes.
                   Unfortunately with this version the author has chosen to
                   provide instructions in StrongHelp format instead of the
                   previous text file, so you'll have to struggle with that
                   instead of printing them and reading them at leisure.
      !Player2   = Straightforward non desktop player module loader


B176  -=- Tracker tools and utilities -=-
      STSpeedP   : Module to automatically issue a *playspeed command as you
                   switch between screen modes so music speed doesn't change
      !Speaker   = Switches the speaker on/off
      !DeskVu_2  = Desktop vu meter
      !DeskVu_8  = Ditto
      !EchoII    = 1.05 Digital delay line
      !GetSTMod  = 2.08 Archimedes <-> Amiga Tracker etc. converter
      !ProTrack  = 1.11 Desktop Tracker player
      !Restore   = Breaks up a Tracker Module into its constituent parts
      !ShowTrack = 1.02 Lets the Archimedes act like a spectrum analyser
                   Really needs ARM 3 to run properly but works on others
      !SpeakCtrl = 2.01 Switches internal and/or external speakers on/off
      !StopST    = Just issues the 'playstop' command
      !STRename  = 1.02 Renames Tracker modules
      !STtoRhap  = 1.00 Converts a SoundTracker file or module to Rhapsody
                   format
      !TrackCTRL = 2.00 Control Tracker modules from the desktop
      !Volume    = Controls the volume


B177  !AMFTrack  = 1.20 Superb Tracker tune editor and creator. Can work
                   with four or eight channel tunes
      !SampConv  = 2.13 Tool to convert between a large number of sound
                   sample formats
      !STsampFix = 1.01 Modifies samples where the headers aren't word
                   aligned so that they can be loaded by AMFTrack
      PLUS over fifty sound samples


B179  !ImpCompr  = 1.10 App by Jonathan Marten to automatically compress or
                   decompress Impression documents using !SarkFS
      !Finder    = 1.10 Program to 'find' things in data files. In practice
                   it's a sort of shell database that works with text files.
                   Examples include national vehicle number plates,
                   international dialling codes, post codes etc. As files
                   are text you can make your own, which is the main idea
      !Tabs      = Application for intelligently removing/inserting tab
                   characters in text files
      !AddLabel  = 1.00 VERY simple program to print a name and address onto
                   a label using a DM printer
      !Mackro    = 1.01 Inserts strings into the keyboard buffer so instead
                   of typing often used phrases you just click on an icon
      !TidyDesk  = 1.62 By Mike Curnow, extra desktop functions like tidying
                   and manipulating windows, cut/paste icon text, customised
                   keyboard shortcuts, application launching etc.
      !Smilies   = 1.03 Inserts those little strings into keyboard
      !WinTool   = Various features to control windows with the keyboard so
                   window order can be changed
      MkBitMap   = 2.00 By Cy Booker. Makes bit maps of fonts to speed up
                   font access
      !Examine   = Best desktop magnifier I've seen. Has a variable zoom
                   which can work in reverse


B180  -=- !MPEGplay -=-
      Port of MPEG moving picture player for X-Windows from the University
      of California. Not as fast as Acorn's player but fast enough (with an
      ARM3). On this disc is the application complete with C source code and
      one demonstration file (F16)
      NOTE - !MPEGPlay requires 1.5MB free RAM to run

B180-A  Three more MPEG pictures for !MPEGPlay, Mickey, ROM  and Moglie

      If B180 and B180-A are ordered together they will cost only 2 but
      will only give you ONE POINT towards Bonus Discs


B181  !QuickFLIC = Displays PC FLI moving picture files in a desktop window.
                   With nine sample files including a nice dancer and and
                   animated Wankel engine. Films are available from APDL and
                   from PC Libraries


B182  See B426 and B427


B184  -=- Desktop Customising -=-
      !3DIcons   : Complete set of low resolution tool icons
      !DeskFonts : Replaces System font with an outline font whenever VDU5
                   text is used, which means all over the desktop
      !DDD       = Dozens of 3D file icons for all types of files including
                   many commercial ones
      !Gadjets   : More lo-res window and tool sprites
      !NewIcons3 : Complete set of tool and file sprites for hi-res modes
      !NewLook   : Hi res 3D tool icons again
      !Selector  : Three sets of hi-res tool icons that you can switch
                   between by clicking on a 'button'
      !Tiles     : Tiles for your RO3 16 colour backdrop
      !Tiles256  : Ditto for 256 colour modes
      !Tools     : Three sets of lo res tool icons from Stuart Ford
      !Windows   : More hi res tool icons plus a backdrop sprite
      Icons      : Complete set of tool sprites and many icon sprites
      Pointers   + Three different pointers intended for RO2
      !AltColors = Alternative desktop palettes


B185  Micro Emacs  = 3.11 Desktop version of the editor with all its quirks.
                   A bit ancient but still used. Has powerful Macro and text
                   manipulating facilities so though I wouldn't recommend it
                   as an editor it may be worthwhile using emacs just to
                   carry out changes
      JGPsuite   = This appears to be a set of programs including a 'Risc
                   compliant' text editor and printing utilities
                   Unfortunately the Author has chosen to write the
                   instructions in the editor format which makes it somewhat
                   difficult to work out what it does


B186  Micro Emacs plus Source. emacs 3.11 again but with full 'C' source
                   code including Wimp specific files


B187  PRMindex   = Desktop index for the Programmers Reference Manual. Two
                   separate data files cover versions 2 and 3
      !VoxClock  = 2.36 Clock that speaks the time. Four sampled voices from
                   which to choose and you can make it tell the time at a
                   variety of intervals as well as when you click on it
      !DarkHorse = 1.03 Nice screen saver with some good graphics. All
                   functions user configurable and you can write your own
                   screens. As it only loads one screen at a time it uses
                   less RAM than many others. The program contains twelve
                   screens complete with source code. Several more 'packs'
                   are available as Individual items (see DH_pack...)
      !Grabber   = 1.03 Another screen grabber, this time by G.J.Lee
      !Indicator = 1.04 By Dick Alstein, displays CPU usage, Free memory,
                   Time, VU meter or the current screen mode on it's icon
      !Mode      = 1.04 Described by the Author as 'the most technically
                   advanced screen mode changer known', ie. click on it to
                   change
      !Status    = 1.03 Monitors Wimp messages and displays them in a
                   desktop window
      !WimpMon   = 1.34 Monitors events passed by the Wimp. Extremely useful
                   debugging tool


B189  -=- Disc Utils -=-
      !IconDir   = 0.11 Opens directories, runs programs, etc rather like
                   Menon. If you have used Menon try this, it's much better
      !AI_Backup = 1.01 VERY simple hard disc backup program
      !Catalogue = 1.13 Produces a catalogue of your floppy discs.
                   Instructions are in German but program text is English
                   and it's easy to use but non desktop
      !DeskZoom  = 1.21 Amalgamates !Boot files on a disc into a single file
                   to speed up filer disc access
      !DirCount  = Multi tasking 'count' in a desktop window
      !DiskBase  ^ 0.75 Good disc cataloguing database with lots of
                   features. Can catalogue contents of ArcFS/Spark archives,
                   operate with multiple filing systems (IDE, SCSI, etc.)
      !FileList  = Just opens a VDU window
      !IDEFSdisc = Creates a DOS disc partition on an IDE disk for old
                   versions of the PC emulator
      !Indexer   : 2.00 Floppy disc indexer by Stuart Ford. Straightforward
                   program to scan root directories. Output as a text file
      !Kysmet    = 0.92 Meant to move drive icons to a stack at the left
                   hand side of the screen instead of having them along the
                   icon bar. However it doesn't scan filing systems
                   automatically or restore things properly when you quit.
                   The instructions were incomprehensible gobbledegook and
                   almost impossible to make any sense of. They have been
                   improved but are still more c**p than substance.
      !SCUSIform = Desktop formatter for Oak SCSI. Easier to use than the
                   one supplied with the interface
      !Partition = 3.09 Replacement for Acorns SCSIFS to allow several
                   partitions. With assembler source so you could modify it
                   for other SCSI filing systems
      tar        = General purpose archiving program. As it can archive to
                   floppies and split an archive over many discs it can be
                   used for hard disc backup. Can compress if required. Lots
                   of features. CLI driven
      !TapeFS    = 1.09 A 'crude' filing system for a cartridge tape drive.
                   Written for Acorn SCSI system but may work with others.
                   'Alpha test' so not a finished product


B190  -=- King James Bible -=-
      The King James Bible as a series of text files, one file for each
      Book. (No, I haven't proof read it to make sure it's correct!). This
      came from a US source and so far as I can tell it's unabridged

      1. Archived on two 1.6Mb or three 800K discs (specify)  --  3.00
      4. Gospels and Epistles ONLY on one 800K disc           --  1.00

                    Either gives ONE Bonus Point



B191  -=- Earth Map -=-
      Based on the CIA World Data Bank which is 130Mb of COBOL records.
      Compressed by Brian Reid to about 13Mb, it shows continent outlines,
      rivers, boundaries, etc. The !EarthMap app. is by John Kortink and
      displays this map in a scrolling desktop window. You can zoom in or
      out or save sections as a Drawfile. Full installation requires a hard
      disc with over 14Mb free. Supplied with an installation program to
      automatically de-arc and assemble the files (some are over 2.5Mb) to
      your hard disc. The program enables you to choose not to install
      rivers or boundaries in each continent which uses less hard disc space
      if you don't need them

      On six 1.6Mb discs         8
      On eleven 800K discs       11

      *** See also David Pilling's 'Panorama' in the Commercial section ***


B193  A set of phonic animations by Dave Walsh for the letters A to M (no
      'E') intended for use with special needs children, adult literary
      classes or infants. With Tween source files and film for Projector
      (supplied), Genesis or Magpie. The rest of the alphabet will
      (hopefully) be provided at some time


B194  -=- GCC C++ -=-
      Version 2.7.2 of the Free Software Foundation C++ compiler. It's a
      real memory hog, ideally you need 8Mb. However it includes the C++
      compiler and a standard C compiler. The standard compiler works OK
      with 4Mb. Doesn't normally have a linker but a copy of DrLink is
      included which will link AOF files.

                    Four 800K discs . . . 4.50
                    Two 1.6Mb discs . . . 3.00


B196  !Sprich    = Shareware German language tutor which uses speech.
                   Registration is only 5 and there are other versions for
                   Chinese, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish etc available from
                   the Authors. Highly recommended
      !LingoMaster = 1.42 Another language tutor from Nigel Caplan. Not as
                   comprehensive or sophisticated as Sprich but you can
                   easily expand the vocabulary yourself


B197  UnixLib 3.7b  Replacement ANSI compliant C library from C.Rogers for
            use with Acorn ANSI C ver 3 or 4. Incorporates a subset of UNIX
            system call interface and some System V and 4.3 BSD C libraries.
            Invaluable if you are porting UNIX programs to the Arc. These
            libraries are also necessary for later versions of GNU C++


B198  Icon. Implementation of the Icon programming language for the Arc.
            ported by Paul Moore. Supports large integers, co-expressions,
            keyboard functions, system etc. Includes about 350K of docs,
            mainly by Ralph Griswold, plus source code


B199  !MUMPS  Interactive interpreter for the MUMPS language by H.H.Verweij.
            This is a database programming language. It doesn't multi-task
            but does support more than one running program internally. With
            extensive documentation
      !LittleST  Port of Tim Budd's Little Smalltalk by Geoff Lane. The
            Author admits it's crude and probably has bugs but it appears to
            work. C Source included


B200  !APL  1.1A  Archimedes release of the Advanced Programming Language.
            As usual with APL little documentation is provided other than
            system specific items. You are expected to buy the Manuals from
            the Authors
      !J    3.4a The J programming language is very similar to APL. Again
            very little descriptive documentation is provided, but !J does
            multi task in the desktop
      FLEX  2.30 Fast lexical analyser generator. A tool for generating
            programs which recognise lexical patterns in text. Creates
            output as C source code
      Bison 1.20 A port of the GNU project parser generator which is the GNU
            version of UNIX yacc


B201  -=- Educational programs -=-
      Cambridge  = Multi-tasking emulation of the imaginary Cambridge
                   Microcomputer used for computer studies
      !Brownian  = 1.30 Simulation of Brownian motion
      !2DWaves   = Simulation of 2 dimensional waves
      !Graph     = By Mike Curnow, creates a graph from a script file
      !MathGraph = Another program to draw scientific graphs
      !NCradle   = 1.20 Demonstration of Newtons Cradle
      !PCMdemo   = Demonstrates pulse code modulation
      !PI        = Calculates pi to a set number of digits
      !ThreeDee  = 1.01 Improved version of Robert Seago's perspective
                   drawing program
      !Kinetic   = 1.30 Simulation of Kinetic Theory
      !Lissajous = 1.00 Lissajous function plotter by Mike Curnow
      !ArcCount  = Shows users free space on SJ fileserver
      !Library   = Non-desktop library catalogue program

      PLUS four programs from Dr Roderick Ferguson
      !SciGraph  = Creates a Drawfile of a scientific graph
      !SciModel  = Nonlinear least squares curve fitting application
      !SciTrans  = Allows transformance of 'x' and 'y' fields in the
                   previous programs
      !Atmospher = 1.02 Diagram of the various parts of the Earths
                   atmosphere in a scrolling desktop window


B202  !BSpice    = Berkeley Spice 3A6, Arc port by FKW and ETJ van de Pol as
                   BSpice v1.24. The famous ciruit simulator from the
                   Electrical Engineering dept of the Uni. of California
      !Nutmeg    = 1.00 Program to take the output from Spice and create
                   diagrams using the data
      !AutoPCB   = By Pete Goodwin, creates a Drawfile of a double sided PCB
                   with autorouting. Input is in the form of a text file. No
                   instructions, but the method can be seen from the
                   examples provided. With C source
      NB. Some of these will not operate on the RPC but I am told that
      they do work if you use Game On (see the Commercial catalogue)


B203  !A4Extra   = Fixes some 'features' of the A4. Stops HD from powering
                   down if the external PSU is on, controls cache and screen
                   blanking and can switch between an external monitor and
                   the LCD display
      !Accounts  = Port of a BBC accounts program. Non desktop and runs in
                   Mode 7 but works OK
      !BBCTape   = Helps port files from the BBC to the Arc  via serial port
      !Calenary  = Extremely good desktop diary and Calendar from Ian Palmer
      !CMOSsave  = Another program to save your CMOS RAM
      !MakeCSV   = Converts a formatted text file to CSV format. Useful for
                   transfering data from a document to a spreadsheet
      !MDisplay  = Displays multisync mode sprites on a normal monitor. It's
                   a Module with a desktop front end and the module swi's
                   are documented so you can use it with your own programs
      !MultiSync = Another module to let you display modes 18, 19, 20 and 21
                   on a standard monitor
      !ModeMan   = 1.32 Desktop Mode selector
      !NoteBook  = Very simple desktop notepad
      !ProLabel  = 1.08 Comprehensive disc label designer/printer. Supports
                   outline fonts and pictures, drawfile or sprite
      !Wrap      = Lets mouse pointer 'wrap around' so when it moves off one
                   edge of the screen it reappears on the other
      !StickyBrd = Another sticky backdrop program. You won't need this if
                   you've got RO3 but if you haven't...
      !Zap       = Oh no... Another program called !Zap. This is a file
                   transfer program for the Z88. It's not as good as the one
                   on B228 (but then I would say that) but it works OK


B204  -=- BBS/Email utilities -=-
      !Binkley   = 2.17 I'm told this is very good and if you need it you'll
                   know what it is!
      !RUCP      = UUCP clone for the Archimedes. Once again if you want it,
                   you'll understand
      !ReadNews  = 0.24 Newsreader by Julian Wright to complement RUCP
      !Mailq     = Utility to show mails/news queued for RUCP
      !UUCoder   = Package to UUcode/decode by Richard K Lloyd. A lot faster
                   than most
      Parse      = Appears to be an accessory for Binkley
      !SerialDev = Serial device driver
      !XSpark    = Archive server for the #N A I X#-ware Xmail suite. As the
                   Author (Steven Haslam) says, if you don't know what that
                   means you don't need it
      NB. Needs !Spark. Also includes !XSparkFS which uses !SparkFS


B206  Comprehensive beginners guide to the Archimedes by Dave Walsh. Uses
      the Hypertext system 'ClearView' so it's very easy to use and you
      don't need any great understanding of the Arc to use it (which would
      defeat the purpose). Ideal for schools where it can be used as a
      learning aid for beginners or a 'reminder' for the more experienced.
      Highly recommended.


B208  -=- Programmers Utils etc -=-
      !ARMForth  = Desktop Forth compiler by Rob Turner of Hull Uni. Good
                   manuals and some example programs. Will even run from
                   floppy disc. Compiles to ARM code and has an inline
                   assembler
      !Glazier   : 0.30 Template editor. So far I haven't had any problems
                   with it. Perhaps as good as or better than TemplEd
      !BasCrunch ^ 1.02 Basic cruncher by Ragnar Hafstaa. Not as
                   comprehensive as !BC but fast and works well.
      !AmpDebug  : 1.00 Desktop debugger by Ainsley Pereira. Consists of a
                   module which lets programs report their status so you can
                   insert calls to this in your code
      !Monitor   = 1.00 Program to disassemble, search or execute machine
                   code programs. Can single step and alter code with an in-
                   line assembler. Not completely bug-free but works for
                   most 'normal' code and can save a lot of eyestrain
                   staring at your source code trying to find out why the
                   %$#@&'ed thing keeps crashing
      Arm3Detect = Routines in C, Basic and assembler to detect an ARM3
      BasEntry   = Basic library Routines by Hugo Mills equivalent to argc
                   and argv in C
      Prot0      = Two simple Basic program to help recover from a crash if
                   a program runs wild and corrupts Page Zero
      SWIMod     = Module to convert SWI numbers to names and visa versa,
                   list all SWI's used by a module etc
      !BBC-GW    = 1.40 Non desktop program to convert BBC basic to GW
                   Basic. Many programs can't be converted but this works
                   with straightforward ones
      !GW-Q      = 1.00 Converts GWBASIC to QBASIC format with the advantage
                   that QBASIC files are plain text so you can look at them
                   in an Arc editor
      !TaskW     = 0.15 If you haven't upgraded to RO3 and (even sillier)
                   haven't got a copy of !Zap this creates a Task Window


B209  TLA        = 0.2a Procedure based single pass AOF format assembler.
                   Intended for writing code to be linked with C without
                   paying the high price for Acorns DDE assembler but can be
                   used on its own.
      TASM       = Table driven cross-assembler for 8 bit micros with tables
                   for 8048, 8051, 6502, 8085, Z80, 6805, 6800/01 etc. With
                   docs and examples. Note - you need a C compiler
      C_Utils    = Library of C routines. No real documentation but you
                   should be able to work out what's what from the header
                   files. Contains a version of getopt and regular
                   expression routines from the Free Software Foundation
                   plus a profiler
      DrLink     = 2.70 Replacement for Acorn's Linker supplied with C and
                   AAsm packages. Not as powerful but adequate and lets you
                   produce executables with TLA or Pascal (on B111) or !AS
                   (on B150) if you don't have a DDE package


B210  !Gofer = 2.28  The documentation for this says it's 'a Haskell-like
            functional programming language in the style of Orwell and
            Miranda but adds an overloading system and proper
            continuation-based I/O to the Orwell system taught at Oxford'.
            So there! - Oh yes, it's by Mark Jones, this port is from Bryan
            Scattergood and there's nearly half a megabyte of docs plus C
            source


B211  !APTracker = 2.00 Very good Tracker player/editor/creator from Andrew
                   Pepperell. Seems to have all the features you would
                   expect plus (unusual for anything to do with music) good
                   instructions. Looks like a very good program
      !Sonic     = I *think* it's some sort of tune creator/editor to be
                   used with Creator II, but perhaps not. To quote verbatim
                   from the (very brief) instructions "The sonic player was
                   designed to play music made on the Ultrasonic. Sound
                   effect were created on the Midi sampler that were
                   converted on the ultrasonic. The sonic player is pretty
                   good as a music/sound effect player but will have extras
                   for creator programmers." Sort that out!


B212  -=- Music utils -=-
      !PlayTrack = 1.06 Comprehensive Tracker/Soundtracker player with lots
                   of features, full control of sound, vu meter, display
                   sample waverform, save tune as RM, etc
      !Sound     = 2.1 By Richard Brain. I think it's for manipulating sound
                   samples but as the Author can't be bothered to write
                   instructions....
      !Sound     = Confusing isn't it. A (very) simple program to let you
                   play about with the Basic SOUND command. Can store
                   several notes and play tunes
      !DSP       = Bar/scope display by Arm's Tech
      !Player    = Non desktop program to play tunes. Can split a tune up
                   into its constituent parts so they can be manipulated
      !PlayerMod = 1.24 Another good soundtracker player by Nick Smith
      !EasySound = 0.01 Program by G.Lee to play sound samples
      !Spectr+   = Does a rough power spectrum estimation
      !Control   = Another last program to control the internal speaker
      !Transpose = By Tony Gibson, raises or lowers the pitch of a
                   soundtracker
      !Trk_Print = Again by Tony Gibson, prints Patterns, Samples or
                   Sequences from a Tracker
      !MidiPlay  = 0.5 CLI app. by Stephen Goldthorpe. Plays MIDI files in
                   formats 0 and 1. The (short) Help file refers to GEM so I
                   suspect it's an ST port. With C source so could probably
                   be rewriten it as a 'proper' Arc program


B213  !Address   = 0.53 Straightforward desktop address database. Not the
                   same as the one on B058
      !AddressD  = 2.01 Another desktop address book from Alex Hopkins.
                   Quite good and has decent instructions
      !Addresses = 1.32 Yet another, probably the best of the three. This is
                   by Neil Walker and can sort on various fields
      !TexBase   = Port of a BBC program so non desktop. A sort of text
                   database which lets you 'file' freeform text organised in
                   pages and carry out various searches etc. upon them.
                   Contains a simple editor to create the data

      The following are non desktop and not up to todays standards but they
                   have been sent to me by people who use them so they may
                   be of interest

      !DataDes   = Advantage of this is that the database format is very
                   flexible and files are plain text
      !Database  = Non desktop name and address database
      Birdlog    = Twitchers database
      !CDindex   = Catalogue for your CD's
      !Albums    = Ditto records


B215  -=- Educational programs -=-
      !Palabras  = By Tony Gibson, dictionary/phrase book for A level
                   Spanish students
      !Turtle    = Turtle Graphics program from Mike Charlton. Different
                   from the one of the same name on B127
      !CLIdetect = Temporarily disables the CLI. Stops students (!) pressing
                   F12 and doing things you don't want them to
      !Fuse      = 1.00 Helps you decide what fuse an appliance needs. You
                   choose the appliance and power consumption and the fuse
                   you think it needs. The program shows if it's too small
                   (the fuse blows) or too large (you've caused a fire)
      !Plug      = 1.00 Rather nice program to teach how to wire a 13 amp
                   plug. You drag the wires to the correct terminals
      !Motor     = Animation of a four cylinder engine showing the cycles.
                   Non desktop and rather crude but the cycle is clearly
                   demonstrated with valves operating etc.
      !Maths     = 1.00 Non desktop function graph plotter by R.Thornburrow.
                   When I first tried this it wouldn't run but I've cleared
                   some of the obvious bugs and most of the functions seem
                   to work. In theory it should run on a BBC or Nimbus as
                   well but I've only tried it on the Arc
      Software Choice - 'Clearview' hypertext from Dave Walsh to help decide
                   what software you need. Intended to help teachers, IT
                   co-ordinators, etc


B216  !Image     ^ 1.70  24 bit image processing package by Ian Palmer. Can
                   alter colour range, filter image, resize, rotate, merge
                   images etc. Can read sprites (including 15bbp and 24bpp),
                   Clear files, PBMPlus, GIF and JPEG. Image doesn't need to
                   hold the file in RAM but can operate from disc, so you
                   can manipulate an image larger than available RAM.
      RMAManager = Tries to tidy up empty blocks in the RMA left when
                   modules are killed or give up workspace. Can free quite a
                   bit of RAM if you have been loading/killing modules
      !Secure3   : Gives a small amount of security if your computer is
                   stolen. Mainly intended for the A4, it diplays a security
                   screen when the computer is started up. This could be
                   bypassed by an experienced user but 99% of computer
                   thieves wouldn't know an Arc. from a Z81 so it might make
                   them discard it or not bother to nick it
      Direction  : Displays current Path before the CLI '*' prompt like the
                   'prompt $P$G' DOS command. Seems to work on all filing
                   systems
      !A4_Utils  : Helps with changing the monitor and managing the battery
                   on an A4
      !ACH_ResFS : 1.00  Replacement for the Resource Filer which alows some
                   apps (eg Config, Alarm) to be password protected so
                   prying fingers can't scramble your setup. Probably VERY
                   useful in schools
      !BitFlip   : Lets you get at some of the bits of CMOS RAM that other
                   CMOS editors can't reach
      !EasyMode  : Screen mode editor/creator by Gary Lee. For people who
                   understand how Arc screen modes work and NOT the novice
      !MakeDict  = Pieces together the files that make up the dictionary in
                   !WordHound to let you edit it on a 2Mb machine
      !Watcher   = Another app to replace the Task icon and show free memory
                   and cache on/off


B217  -=- Acorns BCPL Compiler -=-
      Like the Pascal compiler on B111 this has been released as freeware as
      Acorn no longer support it. There's no proper docs and it's CLI driven
      but it does come with source code as well as executables. It's rather
      old and predates AOF format so can't produce linkable files, but as it
      compiles directly to executable code so you can use it on its own.
      I've never used BCPL so I don't know how good it is but I'm told it
      works well and is stable. As BCPL is the precursor to 'C' it's a good
      (and cheap!) starting point it you are new to compiled languages


B218  -=- C++ Tutor -=-
      By Coronado Systems and again ported from the PC, but as 'C' is meant
      to be portable this shouldn't be a problem. With lots of short example
      programs.
          If you want this in the original PC format you can have
          it part-archived on a 720K disc - ** Specify PC format **


B219  -=- Text files - trivia and humour -=-
      Movie Trivia - Quarter Mb text file with a huge amount of data about
                   films. directors trademarks, directors appearing in their
                   own films, actors trademarks, cameo roles, etc.
      Cookies      Two big 'Fortune Cookie' files, over half a Mb of witty
                   and amusing items. Something for everyone
      Coca Cola Recipes - Honestly, it's NOT a joke. Twelve recipes for
                   cooking with Coca Cola
      Star Trek    Technical description of the operation of Warp Engines
                   and the relationship (hitherto not revealed) between Warp
                   Factor and Light Speed. This material has not been
                   published in one place before and the Author has been
                   forced to glean it piece by piece from such places as the
                   Franz Joseph blueprints and the Spaceflight Chronology
                   book. Essential reading if you are building a Starship in
                   the garage
      Unix Hoax!   At last it can be revealed. Unix doesn't exist, it's all
                   just a joke!
      Bill Jokes   One hundred and eleven 'Slick Willy' jokes. Some are even
                   funny
      Wit-4-Wisdom Over 200K of 'witty and wise' sayings (!?)
      Smoke Kills            It's official - smoking kills computers
      Real Programmers Don't Eat Quiche - Essential reading!
      C Bible      Genesis according to C. 'Let there be Code'
          PLUS - two humorous Drawfiles


B220  -=- Text files - philosophical? -=-
      Abigail      The Book of Abigail. Quasi-religious document recalling
                   the words of the travelling sage Agigail and her five
                   followers
      Venom        "Many have trod the path of the infinite before... It
                   would be foolish for one to beat his own path..., when
                   there is encouragement and guidance to be had". (Hmm)
      Poison       "These writings will not be welcomed by the run of
                   humanity nor are they intended for such animals... My
                   wisdom is not for the public life and the organizations
                   within it, neither for mass movements nor break-away
                   sects.... the wisdom I speak of in these writings cannot
                   exist in such an environment and in such minds". (Same
                   author, hmm again)
      Followers    Book of the Five Followers, sequel to the Book of Abigail



B221  -=- Text files - hardware and programming -=-
      C Hints      'Hints for Efficient Programming'. A collection of hints
                   and tips for speeding up C programs. Many refer to Intel
                   architecture but worth reading
      HDriveList   Text file containing details of hundreds of hard discs
                   These are all 'old' drives, IDE, MFM, RLL and SCSI, so it
                   could be  useful if you want to use a PC drive on your
                   Arc and don't have the data to format it
      Seagate Drives  Data on 19 common older Seagate IDE drives from ST125
                   to ST2274. Specification, connections, links, etc
      HardDisk!    A magazine review of a *massive* 10Mb hard disc available
                   at the *incredibly* low price of only $895
      AssemTut     Text of a lecture given at Yale Uni. on the subject of
                   assembly language. This is a very simple 'starter' for
                   anyone interested in writing Intel code. (Advice - dont!)
      Copyright    Intended to help U.S. authors register copyright which is
                   a lot more complex than here. However it does give a few
                   interesting pointers
      Shareware    The historic 'Programmers Guide' by Nelson Ford plus
                   letters, most of which predate the founding of the A.S.P
                   Still, lots of VERY good tips for Shareware Authors
      ARMrules     Important rules for ARM code writers concerning some
                   instruction sequences which can cause problems
      Colours      Notes and M/C examples from Roger Wilson on finding the
                   closest colour match among the standard 256 colours
      SpritePlot   Again from Roger Wilson - how to display a sprite mode
                   independently and quickly
      ARMDivide    Some examples and notes on machine code divide routines
      StyleGuide   Some notes on information contained in the RO3 Style
                   Guide plus example templates and icons
      Smileys      A list of 'smileys' and what they mean
      Trouble Chart  A trouble-shooting flow chart for professional
                   programmers and project controllers


B222  'The Programmers Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC' by Dave
      Williams

      Definitive Shareware reference for anyone interested in writing PC
      programs. It contains in one volume almost everything you need. I have
      a bookshelf with about 200 worth of DOS reference books and I don't
      think there's much in them I couldn't find here It's NOT a 'how to use
      DOS' book, but aimed at programming at DOS/BIOS interrupt level.

                    If you want this in the original PC format you can have
                    it part-archived on a 720K disc - ** Specify PC format
      **


B223  -=- Disc/Compression utilities -=-
      gzip       = 1.2.3 GNU Zip. For creating/de'arcing ZIP files. With C
                   source
      !AutoArc   = 2.10 Makes archiving a series of files/apps using ArcFS
                   easier and can replace them by archives of the same name
                   automatically
      !ArcAuto   = Another program to make archiving a series of directories
                   with ArcFS easier
      !BatSpark  = Makes archiving files with !Spark easier. Lets you arc an
                   application as a series of separate files
      !CFSCopier = Various features to make CFS more convenient to use
      !FSC{- }CFS  =         1.01 Switches between a CFS directory and the
                   normal version of the same directory
      !SwapCFS   = 1.02 Another utility to switch between CFS and the
                   regular directory
      !MultiArc  = 1.03 Makes creation of archives consisting of many
                   files/applications using SparkFS simpler
      !Boo       = Application to de-BOO files. With C source
      !Locked    = Simple app to lock harddisc until a password is entered
      !Protect   = Can protect up to 21 directories from unauthorised
                   access. Works with Image filing systems as well so can
                   protect archives (ArcFS, SparkFS, etc.) and DOS
                   partitions
      !StopFCE   = Not needed now but with RO2 if you forget to DISMOUNT
                   discs you can get a 'Filecore in use' error which can
                   stop all filing application until you RMREINIT the module
      SparkFSClk = Lets SparkFS be used with directories that don't have
                   filenames beginning with '!'
      !UnArj     = 2.30 DDE utility to decompress ARJ files


B224  !DirMenu   ^ 0.24 When you click MENU on the title bar of a filer
                   window this displays a menu tree of the path of the
                   window so you can move back up the tree to another
                   directory without passing intermediates
      !FileSplit = 1.01 By Ainsley Pereira, splits large files over floppies
                   so you can transfer them
      !OpenDir   = Opens a directory if you drag it to the icon. Useful to
                   anyone who has difficulty opening app directories ie.
                   using the mouse while holding the SHIFT key
      !Ram3      = Alternative RAM FS. I can't see anything better than
                   normal but you may prefer it
      !Renamer   = Useful if you port files from a PC. Changes those 'orrid
                   and ugly upper case names to nice, pretty, Acorn ones in
                   lower case with a capital first letter. Works recursively
                   through directories and has a substitution list so it can
                   substitute certain names. eg README could become ReadMe
      !Convert   = Now we all have RO3 and don't use apps like DosFS and
                   PCDir any more we have to manually change the PC LF/CR to
                   a LF when importing/exporting text. This does it
                   automatically
      !HDSpeed   = Simple program to asses HD speed. Only really useful for
                   comparison but works on any filing system (even floppies)
      !CMOSSave  = Another CMOS RAM saver
      !TrashFS   - Another 'dustbin'. I'm told this works but I can't get it
                   to operate properly
      !KeyDir    : Lets you change CSD, URD, etc. from a menu
      !Magnify   = 0.51 Nice Desktop magnifier. By SICK so the instructions
                   are gobbledegook but it's intuitive to use so you don't
                   have to read them
      !MoonTool  : Gives info about the moon. Phase, age, distance, angle,
                   dates of last/next new moon etc. plus other things
      !MouseII   : 2.00 Improved version of Andrew Heckfords Mouse program.
                   Sets mouse step, pointer wrap, cursor control, and can
                   switch to a large brightly coloured pointer for the
                   'visually challenged'
      !PrntDiary = Prints a desk diary with a month on each page. Days can
                   have personalised entries anniversaries, birthdays, etc
      !PrintLbls ^ 1.20 Label printer that can use fancy fonts. Input is a
                   CSV file so can use output from databases, spreadsheets,
                   etc. Written by Steven Haslam to work with Powerbase but
                   as it's a useful program in its own right I've put it on
                   this disc as well
      !FontCombi = 1.00 By Andrew Heckford, allows font directories to be
                   included/excluded from Font$Path
      !WFNBoss   = Converts WFN (Corel Draw etc) fonts to Archimedes. Not
                   very fast but you only use it once for each font
      !WinScreen ~ Lets you have several desktop 'screens' and switch
                   between them. Much better than programs like Largeness'
                   which get a bit confusing. If you don't have a hi-res
                   monitor but want a bbiiggg desktop this will be useful


B225  -=- Emulators -=-
      !Woz       = Apple IIe emulator. Does most things but doesn't include
                   the Apple ROMs. If you have a IIe there are instructions
                   for porting them and the Author will supply copies if you
                   give PROOF of ownership of a IIe
      !MZX       ^ 1.10 48K Sinclair Spectrum emulator. Works well. Can
                   multitask or operate in single tasking mode for speed.
                   Runs at about 60% of Spectrum speed on an ARM2 machine,
                   around normal speed with an ARM2.5 and too damn quick
                   with an ARM3
      !Trash80   ^ TRS 80 emulator from the same Author as !Woz. I don't
                   know anything about this computer but I've tried a few
                   simple Basic programs and it seems quite fast
      !Spconv    = Converts beween various Spectrum 'snapshot' files so they
                   can be imorted/exported to and from MZX
      !MZXface   ^ 0.02 By Andrew Clover, lets you cheat with Spectrum games
                   using Multiface pokes published in Spectrum magzines.
                   Includes lots of cheats


B226  -=- Acorn's RiscOS3 upgrade disc 1 -=-
      Comprising !Printers v1.22 and ColourTrans 1.57, all  Acorn Computers
      and distributed with their permission
      Requires RO 3.1 or later and 2Mb of RAM. Permits background printing
      via disc file, improved colour support, especially with 256 colours,
      better Printer Definition Files, including drivers for HP 500C, 550C
      (also works with DJ310 colour) and 1200C, BJC600 and Epson Stylus 800.
      Other PDF's have been improved and the list updated to include more
      than 300 printers. Less disc swapping required for floppy disc users,
      PS printing is improved, better page definition, and many other
      changes and enhancements based upon feedback from users


B227  -=- Four Art Packages -=-
      !FineArt   :~ 1.00 Acclaimed program by Barry Alcock. If you follow
                   the PD columns in magazines you will have seen this
                   mentioned so I shan't describe it at length, but you
                   should be aware that it really needs 4Mb
      !Rembrandt = 4.22 Quite good 256 colour art program from R.B.Brown
      !Arctist+  = 1.00 256 colour art package. Rather old now and once
                   withdrawn because it kept crashing, now modified so it
                   doesn't. I have made a few changes to stop it needing a
                   hard reset when you quit and fixed some other bugs
      !ArchAngel = 3.50 Another 256 colour package. Like Arctist, a bit old
                   but seems to work well and unlike some is OK with only
                   1Mb. With good instructions


B228  !Attribute = 1.31 Allows view/recursive setting of file attributes
      !Find      = 1.0 Desktop file finder - only works for ADFS
      !Keys      = 1.1 Lets the Fkeys issue OS commands within the desktop
      !MakeApp2  = 1.00 Disguises a Basic program to look like compiled
                   code. Improved version by Dick Alstein based on Stuart
                   Hickinbottom's original
      !RMA_Man   - 1.2 Gives info about the RMA and Modules
      !ModeUtil  = Shows data about screen modes and lets you select them
                   from a scrolling window
      !Mouse     = Speed controller
      !NewBar    - 1.20 Puts icon bar within a movable window
      !StartTask - 0.82 Works like the '*Desktop -file' command used to run
                   apps from your !Boot file but can be used at any time,
                   not just when you first start up
      !TText-Spr - Converts Teletext screens to sprites. Useful if you use
                   Viewdata and want to capture a screen
      !Backup3   = "An excellent hard disc backup utility"
      !Dup       - Protected disc copier. Won't work with the controller
                   fitted to machines which have 1.6Mb drives
      !Guesstype - Tries to make an intelligent guess at unknown file types
      !WasteBin  = Good desktop dustbin - no frills but works well
      !Z88       = 3.50 Link your Z88 to the Arc. Can save files as an
                   'Archive' or individually. Converts between Z88/Arc
                   Basic. Acknowledged as the standard Arc-Z88 transfer
                   program and most users say it is better than Z88 Link
      !Acopy     = 1.31 Disc copier for DFS, ADFS, MSDOS and Atari discs
      !FastForm  - Fast disc formatter but doesn't check for errors
      !FileAct   = 2.12 Performs actions on files dragged to its icon. Many
                   features, can start tasks with 'hot key' etc
      !PCRamDisk = RAM disc for the PC Emulator that creates a partition on
                   the Arc RAM disc so doesn't use any PC RAM
      !SetType   - Sets filetypes
      !Wiper     = Forces deletion of locked files/directories
      !FileCheck - 2.00  By Glyn Davies, warns if !Boot, !Run or !Runimage
                   files alter in length. Used for detecting virus activity


B229  !StrongED  = Early, non desktop, version of StrongEd. Retained as an
                   easy to use editor useing minimal RAM. Useful in its own
                   right and not just an obsolete version of StrongED II
      Crazee Writer = Simple non-desktop text editor
      !Diction   = Simple Desktop spelling checker. Doesn't check text, you
                   type in a word. Easy to add new words
      !CardIndex = 2.20 Desktop database. Much improved version. Better than
                   many of the other PD desktop databases available
      !DiskLib   = 2.0 Creates a Library database of your floppy disc
                   collection. Can print lists of disc contents, etc
      ArcExam    = 0.10 Archived file examiner/recovery. Displays data about
                   an archive to help you find out what's wrong
      !FileInfo  = 1.40 Gives info about files in a desktop window
      !Access    = 0.10 Sets file attributes recursively
      !BackDrop2 - 1.49 Lets you use a large sprite as a backdrop
      !Decoder and !Encoder 1.20 Encode and decode files
      !DeskAid   = 0.19 Many utilities in a single app that takes only 16K
                   and one space on the icon bar. Prints text files in the
                   background, launches tasks, controls CSD, dumps files,
                   opens directories, sends printer control codes, sets file
                   types, locks/unlocks files recursively, a comprehensive
                   command line interface which can make '*' commands act on
                   files and more
      !FileUtils - 4.07 Various utilities for discs and files
      !Prog      - 1.00 Programmable application. Lets you apply commands to
                   files
      !Runner    - 1.00 Runs applications
      !SparkInfo - 2.02 Gives info on Spark files
      Exist      - Finds out if a file exists
      NoLook     - If you put these files in an application directory no-one
                   can look into it
      Protector2 - Protects discs and hard discs from unauthorised access


B230  !Menon     = 2.06 Disc menu and task launcher
      !PseudoApp - 1.00 Lets you have a 'pseudo application' in a directory
                   which, when you click on it, runs the 'real' app which
                   can be somewhere else
      !Aidon     - 1.16 Displays disk free space in a small window
      !DiscCat   = 3.10 Makes a catalogue of discs
      !Find      = 1.08 Desktop file finder by Joris Rling
      !VKiller   ~ 2.30 Rather dated but still a useful virus killer
      !Trash     - 1.40 Useful desktop dustbin from R.K.Lloyd. With source
                   code in Basic assembler format
      Ripper     - Utility "rip" the graphics from games
      Interface  = 2.0 RM to make windows and menus easier to design and
                   more attractive
      !FormEd    - 1.02 Original Template designer. Much improved on now
      !App_Maker - 1.00 Simplifies making an 'application shell'
      !AppHelp   - 1.00 Displays help text for an application in a window
      DeskModes  = 2.1 New 16 colour modes with 84, 88, 92 or 96 columns and
                   32, 33, 34 or 36 lines. Ideal for standard monitor
      !Shell     - 1.07 Simple desktop application 'shell'
      !WimpKit   = 1.02 Shows window and icon flags. Useful for designing
                   windows and menus with items FormEd can't provide
      !Menus     - 4.20 Lets you create and manipulate Wimp menus


B231  !Scheme    = 1.02 Display creator by Andrew Barron lets you put
                   together folders with sprites, text files and Tracker
                   music. Doesn't work in the desktop but quite fast
      !Coord     = 1.00 Display mouse coordinates in a small window
      !DeskDump  = 1.00 Grabs desktop screen as a sprite
      !DiscLabel = 3.02 Prints disc labels
      !MouseStep = 2.00 Change mouse step from the desktop
      !PrinterTX = 2.04 Prints text files
      !PrintMan  = 3.40 Sets various fonts etc. for Star LC24-200
      !QuickCLI  - 1.00 For people who can't bear to let go of the mouse for
                   a second - click on the icon to get the CLI instead of
                   pressing F12
      !SetDir    = Sets current directory
      !InitDM    = Lets you set fonts, etc. Modified for use with KXP1124
      !ColText   = 1.51 Reformats text files into two or three columns
      !Detective = 1.00 Displays file size, type, etc in a window. Obsolete
                   with RO3 but RO2 couldn't do this
      !Globe     = 1.60 Small spinning globe
      !Globe2    = 1.00 Similar to !Globe but slightly bigger
      !React     = 2.10 Reaction timer
      !Padlock   - 1.00 Prevents unauthorised access to directories
      PLUS 1W+ printer drivers for Star LC10 printers and 5 animated
                   pointers


B232  !Addr_Book = 1.7 Freeform RM database. Can insert names and addresses
                   into text in most WP's including Impression, Pipedream,
                   1WP and even Interword and View. As it's '*' command
                   driven you can write simple Basic programs for label
                   printing, mail merging, etc
      !CardBank  = 1.02 Useful database. Modified to work with RO3 and
                   filing systems other than ADFS
      !HelpGen   = 3.03 Help system generator
      !Multifile = 1.18 Simple database ported from BBC. Non desktop with
                   Mode 7 menus but easy to use and good instructions
      !PipIn     = 0.94 Pipedream <-> Interword file converter. Also
                   converts PD files to text and 1WP. Can be used with Z88
      ArcOutline = 1.04 Text outliner to help 'design' a piece of writing.
                   Allows up to eight levels of ideas which can be displayed
                   as required
      !AngleConv = 1.04 Converts between deg, Rads and Grad
      !BaseConv  = 1.04 Number base converter
      !Graph     = 1.16 Desktop graph plotter. Can save output as a CSV file
                   but can only print the graphical result and not save it
                   as a Drawfile like some others
      !Integrate = 1.01 Evaluates definite integrals
      Internat   = 1.00 lets you change country, keyboard and alphabet
      !VATCalc   = 1.00 Calculates VAT and can work 'backwards' from the
                   inclusive price
      !Wages     = A (very) simple program to calculate 'take home pay'
                   given gross pay, tax free allowance and tax rate. Can
                   only cope with a single tax rate so not for serious use
      PLUS a suite of utilities by Cy Booker including Unformat formatted
      text files, a date orientated recursive *Dir, file list utils, MuFi
      allows all filing system commands to use multiple wildcards Touch,
      sets a files' timestamp and more


B233  -=- Graphics Utils -=-
      !MakeGIF   = 2.05 By John Kortink, converts Sprite or Clear files to
                   GIF. Superseded by Creator but this may be simpler to use
      !MakeTIFF  = 2.05 Ditto for TIFF files
      !MakeIFF   = Non-desktop program to convert Arc sprite files to IFF
      !HackSpr   = 1.00 Helps correct palette irregularities in sprites.
                   Useful after converting from foreign formats
      Grid       = Temporarily draws a grid over the screen. Ideal for
                   lining up objects in Draw, template editors, etc
      !MakePCX   = Converts 2, 4 or 16 colour sprites to PCX format images
      !Dxf-CGM   = By Keith Sloan, converts between DXF and CGM Metafile
                   formats. The Author points out it's not complete and
                   can't cope with complex constructs
      !EPSobject = Converts EPS format files as used by Corel Draw, Aldus
                   Freehand, Adobe Illustrator etc. into vector objects
                   suitable for use in !Draw
      !Design2   = Simple non desktop drawing program to create complex
                   'mirror image' artwork
      !RGB_Spr   = 1.00 Converts 24bpp RGB description file into a sprite
      !Multi     = 1.22 By Alun Jones, displays sprites created in any mode
                   on a standard monitor
      !SpriteFix = Converts sprites saved from specialised modes into the
                   nearest standard screen mode
      !SpriteFS  = 1.08 Lets you view the sprites in the System Sprite area


B234  !3DEditor  : 2.16 Interactive front end for raytracers like QRT. A
                   major upgrade from the earlier version with several
                   example files and a Manual as an Impression doc.
      !EditPal   : Utility from Mike Curnow to edit 256 colour palette files
      !ImpDemo   = Image processing program that can add false colour,
                   motion blur, etc
      !SortSprit = 1.11 Sorts sprites in a file into alphabetical order


B235  -=- Various 'movie' programs -=-
      !MPEG      = 2.0.6  MPEG movie player by Paul LeBeau based on the
                   player from Berkley Uni, California
      !PlayAVI   = 1.00 By Paul Gardiner, plays films from Microsoft's
                   'Video for Windows' package
      !Player    = Simple desktop program to display a spritefile movie
      !View      = 4.01 Another desktop slide show program
      !Vids      = Yet another slide show!


B236  -=- Graphics programs -=-
      !Thumbnail ^ 1.50 Superb program from Ian Palmer to display a series
                   of miniature versions of pictures so you can find the one
                   you want quickly in a similar manner to PickAPic. Support
                   for Sprite, Draw and Artworks. new version is S/Arm
                   compatible and includes a 'read only' version that you
                   can put on distribution discs
      !ChangeFSI = 1.01 Thumbnail uses ChangeFSI so a copy is provided
                   although recent versions are too big to fit
      !Pixar     = 0.80 Non desktop sprite editor. !Paint is OK for most
                   purposes but this program has some advantages, like undo,
                   pattern and image fill etc.
      !mkBBCfont = Converts a System font into a series of sprites, one for
                   each letter
      !Atari-Scn = Converts Atari Neochrome files to Arc screens
      !Beeb-Scrn = Converts between BBC mode 0,1,2,3 or 5 screens and Arc
                   equivalents


B237  -=- FLI player -=-
      Three discs of FLI movies with a non desktop player, !FliPlay (0.06)
      by K.F.Quinn. Each disc contains the player (which is quite small)
      plus some FLI files. These can be interchanged with the desktop player
      on B181 but you need to change the filetype as they each use a
      different one

      B237    = !FliPlay plus Fish, Death, F14

      B237-A  = !FliPlay plus Buzbuzbee, Catnap

      B237-B  = !FliPlay plus Clown2Clown, Firering, Luxopc

      Each disc on its own costs 1.50 and gives one Bonus point
      All three discs together for only 3 but still only one point


B238  GAWK       = GNU port of AWK programming language. Includes C source
      HUProlog   = Humbolt Prolog. Again with full C source code


B239  -=- Programmer's tools -=-
      !PtC       = 1.8 Pascal to C. DDE utility to convert Pascal source
                   code to equivalent C
      !Mnemosyne = DDE tools to help find memory leaks in programs and
                   locate memory-hogging functions by monitoring
                   malloc/free/etc. calls
      FindBL     = Program to find all branches to an address in a program.
                   Can be used to disable calls to a piece of unwanted or
                   faulty code where you don't have the source
      !Hunter    = Searches code for a particular item or mnemonic. Useful
                   for those 'UpdateMC' calls used by Demo programmers which
                   crash with RO3
      !ModulInfo = 1.42 Simple program to display info on a Module
      !Stripper  = Removes comments from C source. Useful if you're running
                   short of disc space or want to pass on source code but
                   make it awkward to understand
      !VecScope  = Monitors machine vectors. Useful for finding out what's
                   going on while a program is running
      mkproto    = C Utility. Creates a file of prototype declarations of
                   all functions. By #include'ing this they will
                   automatically be declared
      MakeSWI    = Simple Basic program that creates a file of Equates of
                   all available SWI's in form suitable for AAsm or C
      !DAssemble = Simple desktop disassembler by Majid Anwar. There are
                   plenty far more powerful than this, but it doesn't
                   install itelf on the icon bar and takes only 32K, so it's
                   useful if you just want a quick peep
      decaof     = C source from Andy Duplain for a program to imitate
                   Acorn's DDE decaof utility


B240  -=- BBS/Email utils -=-
      !AnsiEdit  : 2.30 Editor by Darren Hillerby to create ANSI files. With
                   examples
      !BBSview   = Lets you inspect ARCbbs menu and text files without pre-
                   installing them in ARCbbs
      !AreaFix   = This version by Richard Paddle
      !NaixChat  = 1.01 Split screen sysop chat for RISCbbs
      !NodeList2 = 2.05 Lets you to view nodelists
      !GrSp>Ansi = Crude program to convert simple Mode 12 screens to ANSI
      !UUDecode  = 1.12 UU decoder by Ian Ashley
      !ZAnsi     = ANSI, VT52, VT100 and VT220 terminal emulation. Supports
                   XModem and ZModem


B241  -=- Comms/Email utils -=-
      !Artic     = 2.18 Comprehensive program to access Compuserve
      !Chugga    = 0.95 Compiles nodelists
      !Mailer    = 1.01 Lets you read Email/BBS files at leasure
      !RSlink    = General purpose serial link program for text files
      !FidoMail  = 1.70 Appears to be a sophisticated Email program by
                   Thomas Olsson but although there's lots of docs none of
                   it says what it DOES!
      !Grapevine = 1.32 Terminal program by Julian Wright. I'm told it's one
                   of the best but as I'm not a comms freak you'll have to
                   try it yourself
      !ModemUtil = 2.10 Another good terminal program from Paul Clifford
      !RI_Logger = Utility to log online time with multitasking terminals
      !Term7Cost = Calculates cost of calls made using Arcterm7. I don't
                   know if it only works with Arcterm7 or others as well


B242  -=- Disc utilities -=-
      !ClicBack  ^ 2.99 Superb hard discbackup program by Steve Spry. Full,
            differential or incremental backups to floppies or another hard
            disc (eg. Syquest). Lots of features including data compression,
            partial restore, etc. It's Careware (10 registration) and
            unrestricted so you won't forget to register, will you?  As
            proceeds go to the Cancer and Leukemia In Childhood Trust (hence
            the name) it's even less forgivable than usual. Many features
            inlcuding a 'don't compress' list so it won't waste time trying
            to compress things like Archives.
      NB. We can supply fully registered copies of ClicBack for 12.50,
      including laser printed manual. The full 10 registration still goes
      to CLIC. See Commercial catalogue for details

      !TypeFind  = 2.01 Rather good program for guessing filetypes of
                   untyped files. Good for identifying files downloaded from
                   BBS's, ported from PC's etc
      !DiscMedic = 0.92 Desktop disc sector editor from Tim Browse. Seems to
                   work OK on all well behaved filing systems, although it
                   did get a bit confused on my A5000 with SCSI, ADFS and
                   IDEFS drives
      !DiscSpace = Displays a graphical indication of disc usage showing the
                   amount of disc space used by each directory
      !HDLock    = 2.00 Good program by John Lageu to restrict access to
                   parts of a hard disc. Not absolutely secure but primarily
                   intended for use in schools to prevent students rummaging
                   about where they shouldn't.
      !VZap      ^ Virus Zap 1.26 Anti-virus program by Paul Vigay. Replaces
                   !Guardian and has the anti-virus code from Disc
                   Commander. Although it doesn't seem to recognise as many
                   viruses as !Killer it's a lot better otherwise and much
                   nicer to use. Improved scanning of !Boot files and can
                   comment out suspicious lines so you can examine them
                   later and restore them if innocent. Registered users get
                   'free' updates


B243  -=- More disc utilities -=-
      !Manager   = 1.00 Utility from BASS. No instructions but appears to be
                   some sort of disc cataloguing program
      !Catalogue = 1.00 Produces a catalogue of discs either as text or a
                   CSV file for loading into a database. By Ian Ashley, with
                   C source
      !MakeBoot  = Program by Disk Alstein to create and edit your startup
                   sequence. Looks very easy to use for those who don't feel
                   confident to write their own boot app. With
                   instructions/messages in English and German
      !ArcMirror = Utility for ArcFS or SparkFS to create an archive which
                   consists of just a directory structure
      !CRC       = Calculates a 32 bit CRC value for a file
      !Crypt     = 1.00 File encryptor by Stephen Early that uses two
                   separate passwords to encode a file
      !Scramble  = Another file encrypter by Rick Crook
      !DFSreader = 0.01 Filing system for DFS discs. Won't double step so
                   you need a 40/80 switched drive for 40 track discs
      !FileAid   = 1.06 Various functions including dustbin, screensaver,
                   and assorted file operations like access, set CSD, date
                   stamp, set type
      !MacHFS    = 1.04 Program to transfer files from Apple Mac discs. Only
                   works Mac->Arc and with 720K or 1.44Mb (if you have the
                   hardware). Uses a filer-like window although it doesn't
                   work like a conventional filer, mainly because of the
                   strange way Mac discs are organised, but it's a LOT
                   cheaper than the alternatives and it will let you get
                   data off a Mac disc.
      !Memorizer = 1.00 Useful utility from Ben Summers which remembers what
                   directories you've been using so you can re-open then
                   from a menu instead of having to start again from the '$'
                   directory because you've just closed the one you wanted..
      !Shelter   = 2.3 Monitors disc access and stops some actions. As well
                   as helping to stop virusus it might be useful in schools
      !VEnd      = 0.67 Beta test version of virus killer from Jon Ribbens.
                   I've tried it on some dirty discs and it seems to work OK


B244  -=-  Programmer's utilities  -=-
      68KAsm     = Assembler for Motorola 68000 and 68010. Makes it possible
                   for Archimedes owners to write machine code for A***a and
                   A***i computers without needing to actually TOUCH them.
                   You could also write programs for Mac's without spending
                   about 300 for an Apple assembler
      !Virtual   = By Brian Brunswick and Nick Smith. Replacement for the
                   TaskWindow that emulates virtual memory so a task running
                   in the window can be made to believe it has up to 24Mb
                   available. Obviously only programs which run in a Task
                   Window can be used so it's effectively restricted to CLI
                   tasks, but this means that 'memory hogs' like the GNU C
                   compiler can be run without massive amounts of memory.
                   Not very efficient and you need plenty of spare (fast) HD
                   space. With C/AASM source.
      Checksum   = 1.01 Generates a checksum for an executable and appends
                   some code to it. Helps prevent unauthorised 'hacking'
      DragASprite: 2.02 Module from Andrew Clover to improve Acorn's. It's
                   quicker than the original, allows dragging of 256 colour
                   sprites, better semi transparent drags, and has various
                   configurations
      Error      = Module from Armen Software to trap Fatal errors. It can't
                   stop the error happening, but tries to prevent the Task
                   quitting so with most Basic programs you can keep your
                   data intact to give you a chance to find out what's wrong
      MenuUtils  = Module to helps create Menus from Basic without the need
                   to write your own PROCs
      !Trace     = Utility from Pete Goodwin to output Basic variables to
                   environment variables so if the Task crashes the value of
                   the variable is preserved
      !WimpExt   = 2.18 Wimp Extensions by Jon Ribbens, module with lots of
                   SWI's to make programming the Wimp easier. Calls for many
                   things you need for a Wimp program. Good documentation
                   that doesn't assume an extensive knowledge of the Wimp
      AmpCalc    = 1.79 Utility by Ainsley Pereira with several useful
                   functions. Converts SWI number <-> name, ascii code/char,
                   convert SWI names in Basic program to numbers, plus
                   various BBS/Modem utils
      !Basic86   = Program to convert Basic 86 as used on RM Nimbus and Z88
                   to true BBC Basic
      !DeRem     = Strips out REM's from a Basic program
      !iconSprtz = Drag a spritefile to the IconSprtz icon and it's added to
                   the Wimp Pool. Saves messing about when you're editing
                   application sprites etc.
      IntModule  = 1.10 Module by Steve Hoare that tries to stop the current
                   task with a specified keypress. Can be used to kill a
                   runaway program without pressing RESET. With source code
                   so you can modify the key(s)
      !Memory    = Simple but useful desktop MZAP by Peter Millerchip
      !Wimpey    = 1.00 By Andrew Heckford, various tools for programmers.
                   Template array/indirected data calculator, SWI name <->
                   number translation, Wimp keycode calculator, plus it can
                   'spy' on other apps and give info on windows, icons, etc


B245  -=-  General utilities  -=-
      Arm3Cache  = Module by Mike Harrison to switch the cache on/off with
                   hotkeys. Left ALT/CTRL for OFF, ALT-Shift for ON
      !DeskStart = Desktop startup program similar to the the usual *desktop
                   -<file> but multi tasks so you don't get a 'orrible blank
                   screen while things are loading and it displays a status
                   window which tells you what's happening
      !Macros    = Hotkey keyboard macro program from Paul Clifford. Up to
                   20 definable macros, each with up to 180 characters
      !TaskMstr  = 1.33 Multi utility program from Peter Greenham. Several
                   useful functions but a strange user interface. No icon
                   bar icon, just a small window in the top left corner of
                   the screen. Instructions are a series of Drawfiles but
                   don't contain much information. The biggest drawback is
                   that the program is written in a compiled language
                   (compiled Basic?) and uses 160K when running
      !Thynx3    : 3.01b Another general utility program. Sets CSD, dustbin,
                   set filetypes, control sound, etc. Again a small window
                   with pretty hieroglyphics instead of a nice, simple, menu
                   but it does have proper docs and only takes 32K
      !FreeMem   = 1.05 Another one of those 'free memory' icons
      !SerialMse = 2.00 Module by Stuart Tyrrell to let you use a PC serial
                   mouse
      !UniqueID  = Program to read and display the ID number some machines
                   have. It won't stop someone nicking it but it will let
                   you identify it if it's recovered
      !Reminder  = Reminds you at intervals to save your work 'just in
                   case'. Of course, commercial programs don't crash, do
                   they (!), so you don't need this....
      !Saviour   = 1.20 Another auto save. Simulates pressing the F3 key at
                   predefined intervals. As this is the Save key in many
                   desktop apps it will either save automatically or open
                   the Save window to remind you
      !MakeRFS   : Modifies the RFS in some way. I think it changes the ROM
                   apps messages but as the Author can't be bothered to tell
                   me I can't be bothered to try to find out
      !NotePad   = 1.30 The first desktop notepad I've seen that's actually
                   worth using. By Steve Tudway and Andy Piper


B246  -=-  More desktop utilities  -=-
      !AllChars  = 0.20 Another 'Chars' style utility. Covers the entire
                   character set including codes 0-31 so it's useful for
                   inserting control codes into text
      !BBC<->Arc = Serial link to transfer files from a BBC/Master. The
                   first 'proper' program to do this that I've seen, all the
                   rest have been *very* crude
      !BuffStuff = If you drag a file to the BuffStuff icon the filename
                   appears at wherever the input focus happens to be. Most
                   editors can do this but if you've got one that can't...
      !Command   = Desktop '*' command processor with some other functions
                   Something about this reminds me very much of !DeskAid,
                   but it grabs a massive 96K compared with DeskAid's 16K
      !EAN       = Produces a Barcode from it's 13 digit code number
      !Filter    = Filters characters from a file (eg. remove control codes
                   from text files) or replaces them with others
      !Jet_Text  = 2.60 Text printing utility by D.Bower for printers using
                   the HP PCL codes, which includes the Deskjet family and
                   many others which emulate it - ie. most lasers. Lets you
                   print text in text mode instead of graphic mode used by
                   the Acorn PD's so it's *much* faster
      !Labeller+ = Simple label printer by Ben Brown. Not as sophisticated
                   as others but fine for a single label/envelope
      !Make_Text = 1.00 Program by John Lageu to convert files with lots of
                   embedded control codes (eg. 'Smart' files or WP files) to
                   plain text by stripping out all the control codes. Also
                   removes leading and trailing spaces
      !ModKiller = Lets you kill some of the least used modules. Don't ask
                   me why you can't just press F12 and type RMKILL <name>,
                   some people seem to want to do everything with the mouse
      !MultiScrn ^ Utility by Michael Ellis to extend the desktop. The
                   desktop can have windows outside the visible area, this
                   lets you have several 'views', some of which can be of
                   this outside part
      !Scramble  = File encrypter by Paul Vigay. If you enter the wrong
                   password when unscrambling the file it is destroyed, so
                   use with caution and DON'T forget the password!
      !Splitter  = Splits up large text files into smaller sections.
                   Intended for text files so has features specific to this
      !TextPrint = Text file printer from John Lageu
      !ClkTstMng * For RO2 users. Click SELECT on the task manager icon to
                   open the task window
      !RiscTimer : Keeps track of computer usage. Records time the computer
                   is switched on and the time it's actually been used for
                   the last 28 days
      Schwoosher : Lets you create very large screen modes where the screen
                   seen is a 'window' onto the full screen. Most unusual
                   feature of the program is that although it's from SICK as
                   much as 25% of the instructions are concerned with
                   explaining it and it's possible to understand them!
      !ShareGrph = 1.17 From Neil Walker, keeps track of share prices and
                   provides graphs of performance
      !TypeTute  = Simple typing practice program
      !BBCFontEd = 1.04 Nice desktop system font editor from Graham Hick

      PLUS a couple of mouse pointers (inc. a large fluorescent one), a
      system font editor from Glyn Clements, a screenmode module to give
      94x28 characters, 16 colours, 60Hz and some clocks - !Time shows
      date/time and also the time all over the world in a window, !TimeUp
      tells you after you've been working for a preset time, and !TinyClock
      (I don't know why it's called this because it isn't)


B247  !Dis-le = French language tutor from the people who brought you
            !Sprich. Uses sound so it speaks in French and has a multiple
            choice quiz. Can use earphones instead of the speaker for use in
            class. See also the much larger version 3 on B380


B248  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !Distil    = Winning entry for the 1990 Institute of Chemical
                   Engineers student computing competition. Simulates
                   distillation column operation
      Physics    = Series of programs from the Dept of Physics and Astronomy
                   at Glasgow Uni. Ten programs on a variety of subjects. I
                   won't describe them in detail because if you're involved
                   in this field you'll want to try them yourself
      !Eyeball   = Grabs a screenshot from a machine connected to yours via
                   Econet. If you're supervising pupils I'm sure you can
                   think of 1001 uses for this
      !FigureIt  = 1.00 Intended to give insight in different number series.
                   Explores primes, Fibonacci series, squares, triangle
                   numbers, etc. Aimed at Key Stages 2,3,4, Attmt Target 5
      !UserPort  = Rudimentary control of User Port from the desktop
      !Calc_570  = 1.02 Good full scientific calculator by Rupert Thompson
      !Converter = Units converter by Ewen Roberts. Metres/ft, cm/ins,
                   km/miles, gals/ltr, gm/oz, kg/lb
      !Engine    = An engine power calculator
      !Numeric   = 1.03 By Graham Hick. Calculates integrals of functions,
                   bonded intervals and derivatives plus other features
      !Roman     = 1.00 By Ian Knox, converts decimal numbers to Roman
      !Timetable = 1.05 Nice school timetable program by Markus Burle. I've
                   seen more sophisticated ones but this lets you set the
                   number of rows/columns and does the job. Who needs more?
      !Wapuro    = 1.00 By Jason Williams, lets you enter Japanese script
                   (Hiragana or Katakana) by typing the appropriate Romaaji.
                   Works with any desktop app that can use the supplied
                   fonts


B249  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !Backdrips : 1.07 Desktop backdrop tiles
      !DeskPatch : Version 3.10 I haven't replaced the earlier versions on
                   B164 because each has different characteristics so you
                   can pick the one you like best
      !FilerPtch : 1.15 Requires Filer 1.64. Various improvements, hidden
                   objects, local directory display options, apps don't need
                   '!' as the first character of their name, better SetType,
                   plus others
      DeskSprs   : Selection of file, tool and icon sprites. Some very nice
      !Desktop+  : 1.51 Enables solid drags, fancy fonts in filer windows,
                   named directory sprites, etc
      Resources : New templates etc for ROM apps and others.
      !Tools     : Six sets of toolsprites from Hugo Mills and an app for
                   selecting them
      !WimpPatch : From James Ponder. Provides 'nicer' Error windows
      !Spritoe   : Another set of toolsprites


B250  -=-  Two raytracers  -=-
      !QRT       = Quick Ray Tracer 1.5c Easy to use program with manual and
                   a number of examples. Not as powerful as POV or RayShade
                   but much easier to use and ideal for the less experienced
      !ECQRT     = 1.02 Converts Euclid files to QRT
      DKB        = 2.12 The first major PD raytracer. Written by David Buck
                   and ported to the Arc by John Kortink. Many later
                   programs are based on this. CLI driven program so not as
                   easy to use as QRT


B251  -=-  Film/TV/Book texts  -=-
      Dr Who       List of episodes/stories with credits and a synopsis of
                   the storyline
      Pratchet     The Annotated Pratchet File v6 "BEING THEE moft LEARNED
                   and EDDYFYING COMPENDIUM intended for the AMUSEMENT of
                   the NOBLE and the INSTRUCTION of the VULGAR pofted on
                   occafion upon THEE NETTTE". If you don't get some of the
                   allusions in the books - get this! Plus a biblography of
                   Terry Pratchet's books with a short description (actually
                   the cover notes)
      RedDwarf     Selection of textfiles with quotes/selections from
                   various episodes
      Adams        FAQ's and various other info on Douglas Adams
      BladeRun     General info on the film Blade Runner plus FAQ's
      STtNG+RD     Star Trek (the Next Generation) meets Red Dwarf - a
                   proposed script (Well, anything's possible!)
      Rocky        Script of the Rocky Horror Show
      Python     - Monty Python film scripts - Monty Python and the Holy
                   Grail, Erik the Viking, Life of Brian, Meaning of Life
      Sketches   - Three buttocks, Architects, Arguments, Blackmail, Cheese
                   Shop, Crocodile, Crunchy Frog, Fish Licence, Good Old
                   Day, Nudge-Nudge, Silly Election, Soft Fruit, Spam,
                   String, Spanish Inquisition, Undertaker, and, of course,
                   the Dead Parrot
      Songs      - I Like Chinese, Idiot's Song, Ode to Henry Kissinger, Not
                   Noel Coward, Philosopher's Song, The Lumberjack's Song
      PLUS  a list of all the episodes of 'Blake's 7' and 'Star Trek TNG'


B252  -=-  Desktop Customising  -=-
      !FancyDirs : Lets you have fancy icons for directories containing
                   certain types of files instead of boring folder icons
      !NewTemp   : Fancy 3D templates for some desktop apps
      !3D On/Off : Simple app to switch on 3D icons for those who don't know
                   how to do it from the CLI
      !Pointers  : Control the pointer with the keyboard and change its
                   shape
      !NewPals   : Selection of desktop palettes
      !NewWindow : Complete set of file, icon and tool sprites
      !Enhancers : Adds 3D tools to ROM apps
      PLUS seven sets of tool/icon sprites - !Chromium, !NewIcons, !Switch,
      !Tls, !Risc3_Spr, !Pretty, DeskSpr and eleven sets of tool sprites
      compiled by Edouard Poor


B253  -=-  Dictionaries  -=-
      Large (220,000+ word) dictionary consisting of 26 text files with one
      word per line. Ideal basis for a spelling checker or for expanding the
      word list of an existing one. The spelling is colonial (eg. 'color'
      instead of 'colour') so you may need to modify some parts, but that
      shouldn't be too onerous.
      PLUS a copy of the smaller 42,000 word dictionary file from disc B126
      AND a list of over 24,000 names from Aani to Zyzzogeton. An absolute
      must if you've just had a new arrival (or acquired a dog or cat!) and
      can't think what to call it or want to know how to spell place names

      NOTE - On two 800K discs or one 1.6Mb disc


B254  -=-  TeX  -=-
      ArmTex version 3.141 with LaTeX 2.09
      TeX is a professional typesetting program especially suitable for
      technical or mathematical material. Many technical documents are
      written using TeX and, when supplied on disc, are often in TeX format.
      Not for someone who needs a quick fix or a WYSIWYG DTP prog. TeX was
      ported from UNIX and is not easy to use but, once mastered, can
      produce superb printed output and do things that Impression or other
      DTP packages cannot emulate.
      With a package of this size and complexity you obviously need a hard
      disc and it will take around 15Mb.

      The package consists of -

      !TeX          the main application
      !TexFonts     a '!Fonts' directory for the TeX fonts
      !DviView      shows print preview in a window
      !MISpell      spell checker (hacked from ISpell on Twenex)
      !BiBTeX       makes a LaTeX bibliography

      Plus dvi printer drivers for Deskjet, Postscript, Epson, etc. and
      documentation for this implimentation plus 'A Gentle Introduction to
      TeX' from Michael Doob of the Uni. of Manatoba (in both TeX and plain
      ASCII format

      TeX is supplied compressed on ten 800K or five 1.6Mb discs. Three
      further 800K or two 1.6Mb disc are available with source code

      Prices -      10 x 800K discs  . . . .  11.00
                           5 x 1.6Mb discs  . . . .   7.00

B254-A              Source code for TeX package
                    3 x 800K or 2 x 1.6Mb . . .  either 3.00  (no bonus)



B255  !AppDock2  = 2.41 Utility by Martin Wuerthner similar to one provided
                   with NeXT systems. Puts a border of buttons around two
                   sides of the screen and these can have app. icons on
                   them. Clicking a button runs that app.
      !DOField   = Non desktop program to show depth of field of a camera
                   lens. Gives numerical data plus a graph
      !Flash     = Calculates exposure required to photograph a subject
                   using a flash
      !Exchange  = Simple desktop program to calculate currency exchange
      !IconPatch * Lets RO2 users imitate the RO3 feature to specify the
                   position of an icon on the icon bar
      !Meditate  = The Editor used to create 'Lunchtime' magazine. Contains
                   the tools you need to put together your own mag.
      !Mileage   = Shows distance your mouse has travelled
      !Plan94    = Rather nice desktop year planner/diary. The whole year is
                   displayed in a single window
      !Inlay     = Non desktop tape inlay printer by Paul Vigay
      TypeWrite  = Simple non desktop typing tutor
      !Waterways = 2.17 Draws a large map of the inland waterways in a
                   scrollable window. I don't know how accurate it is but it
                   doesn't show the Medway so either it has omissions or
                   I've been floating my boat on dry land for years
      !Diary     = Desktop diary from Neil Walker
      !GSSClock  = Unobtrusive clock, sits above the LH end of the icon bar
      !Interest  = By Neil Walker, calculates interest paid on a variable
                   sum throughout the year with variable rates of interest
      !MouseOff  = By Martyn Rose, lets you move the mouse off the screen.
                   With RO3 you can move windows off screen so this lets you
                   get to the scrollbars and buttons which might otherwise
                   be just out of reach
      !Rat       = By Michael Coe, toggles mousestep between two
                   user-configurable rates
      !SlowPtr   = Another mousestep utility which slows down the mouse when
                   you hold down SELECT and ADJUST. Useful for dragging
                   objects but you'll have to edit the program to set the
                   fast speed you prefer as there's no configuration
      !Taxer     = Non desktop program to help calculate income tax
      !VAT       = Adds 17.5% VAT to a price
      !WrapPtr   = Lets the pointer 'wrap around' the screen
      !Xmas      = Tells you how many days to Christmas


B256  -=-  Disc and Screen utilities  -=-
      !VirusZap  = Detects the Extend and Filer virus
      !WatchDog  = Lets you set three levels of write protection to your
                   discs to help prevent viruses spreading
      !Scanner   = 1.56 Virus detector/remover but paranoid about ARCHIE and
                   EXTEND viruses and finds them where they aren't so it's
                   useless for these because you'll never know if it's a
                   false alarm (probably!)
      !Finder    = Directory opener/startup application by Guido Steiner
                   Unfortunately the instructions are in German
      !Keeper    = Simple but versatile hard disc backup program from Serio
                   Monesi. Can 'run' a selection of command files to back up
                   small parts of your hard disc frequently
      !TurboCopy = Quick disc copier which keeps a log of copies made
      WatfordIDE : Replacement for Watford IDE Filer to makes it more RO3
                   friendly
      !Change    = Changes EOL characters when importing/exporting textfiles
                   from PC's. Can change spaces to the correct char for 1WP
      !CopyDOS   * Disc copier for DOS discs
      !DFS       = Desktop DFS filer by Richard Averill
      !DiscEdit2 ~ Non desktop disc sector editor from Ting Zwei Kuei. Seems
                   to be based on Adrian Look's DiscEdit but works with hi
                   density discs, though not on the RPC
      !Links     ^ By Brian Brunswick, sets up Unix style soft links on your
                   drive. These are pointers to an object stored elsewhere
                   so they look like the actual object and make it appear
                   that you have multiple copies of some utilities without
                   actually doing so
      !ModLock   = Locks all Module files in a directory structure. Useful
                   to avoid deleting or replacing Modules by accident
      !MultiCat  = Simple disc cataloguer which catalogues EVERY file on the
                   disc with its full pathname
      !ObjBackup = Backs up certain objects to floppy disc. Useful for
                   making regular backups of files you are working on
      !Opener    = Opens directories which are dragged to its icon. I
                   couldn't think of any reason for including this (why not
                   just hold down SHIFT if it's an application?) until
                   someone pointed out that some disabled people have
                   trouble with this
      !Q-Format  = Not a quick formatter, just *wipes the disc, which is
                   faster, but still slower than backing up a blank disc.
      !SoftLinks ^ Another program from Martin Wurther for creating soft
                   links on your hard disc
      fsck       ^ 1.30 Tries to fix the map and directory tree and re-link
                   files. Can give extensive data about a disc. Includes
                   'eliminate' which deletes the actual file without
                   removing the details from the map. Useful if you have a
                   broken directory as if this happens not only can you not
                   get into the directory, you can't even delete it
                   (although DiscEdit on B384 is much easier to use).
                   Eliminate doesn't fix the fault but it does give back the
                   disc space used even if fsck can't fix the problem. These
                   programs are CLI driven and should be used with caution.
                   NOTE - fsck does not work on large format hard discs and
                   the author will demand money before giving you a version
                   that will, a practice that is against all the principles
                   of Shareware. DiscEdit on B384 does.
      !BigModes  = Four new 800x600 screen modes for multisync monitors with
                   2, 4, 12 or 16 colours by Martyn Thorpe
      !MegaMode  = Mode selector. Only works with standard RO3 modes and
                   crashes if you are using something else
      ModeMods   = Two modules giving a total of nineteen new modes with 2,
                   4, 16 or 256 colours
      !ScResizer = Supposed to let you automatically resize your screen by
                   dragging its edges. It doesn't seem to work on either my
                   A5000 or a RPC, both of which have multisyncs, but I'm
                   told it does work, so...
      !Slug      = Saturation Line Up Generator. Helps evaluate and/or set
                   up your monitor
      !VIDCmodes = This accompanied the Atomwide Video Enhancer, now placed
                   in the Public Domain so you can use it to enhance your
                   display if you have a later model with multisync monitor


B257  -=-  Text and Font utilities  -=-
      1wpTXT     = 1.03 By Andrea Gall, convert text to and from 1WP format
      EdToAscii  = 1.30 Program to convert text to and from Edword format
      WordChk    = 0.03 Spelling checker module by Geof Lane. Intended for
                   use with technical words not included in normal spelling
                   checkers but it can be used as for 'normal' text. Not
                   particularly user-friendly but it's small and as it's a
                   CLI driven module you could write your own program to
                   interface with it
      !DrawFonts = By A.Hersee, converts a string of text to a DrawFile
      !Fonter    = 1.00 Prints a sample of text in a chosen font showing all
                   the characters
      !FontLstr  = Displays a list of all, or a selection of, the fonts
                   available. Can save the list as a text or Impression file
      !FontMsg   = Scans !Fonts directory and creates a message file so
                   fonts aren't scanned when you boot as the references are
                   taken from the message file, which is faster
      !FontMsgs  : Another program by Darren Salt to speed up font directory
                   scanning
      !FontTest  = 1.00 Font print testing program by Mark Bright
      !FontPrint = Yet another font tester by David Wilkins
      !MathChars = Useful program by Hugo Mills. Similar to !Chars but only
                   displays the 'maths' characters in a font so you don't
                   need a window big enough to display the whole set
      !FontMgr2  : 0.15 Very good Font Manager from Andrew Lindesay. Lets
                   you put fonts in groups and switch groups in and out of
                   use. Seems OK in RPC. Good docs in text and Impression
                   format and a utility to convert from FostMgr1 format
      !FontMgr   = 2.50 An earlier version of FontMgr2, included as I'm told
                   this version works with RO2


B259  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      !ARMmaker  = AOF or Binary single pass assembler by Steven Haslam. Can
                   handle FP instructions. Mainly for use with DDE but can
                   be used on it's own to produce stand alone code. Source
                   code syntax is similar to DDE assembler. With a not very
                   readable but detailed manual
      !A-Front   = Desktop front end for Wingpass assembler
      !Animate   = Games sprite designer by Tony Gibson. Sprites can be
                   viewed in an animated sequence so you can see how they
                   will perform
      !Extractor = Program by Andrew Jackson to remove unwanted data from a
                   standard sprite, leaving only raw data suitable for use
                   in fast sprite plotting routines
      !Trace     = Improvement on the 'tracef' function in the RISC-OS
                   library which outputs to environment variables so you can
                   examine them afterwards if the program crashes
      !IconSprtz = Does an 'iconsprites' call with any sprite file dragged
                   to its icon
      !InfoScoop = When you hit SHIFT this displays info about the object
                   the mouse is over. Even better, you can save the info as
                   a text file
      !SWIConv2  = Nice SWI name<->number converter. The converted item can
                   be inserted into the keyboard buffer which makes it easy
                   to 'type' the name/number into an editor when writing
                   programs

      GameSuite  = Collection of tools and utilities from Andy Southgate.
                   The main ones are -
      FastSprite Module for fast plotting of sprites. Twice as fast as the
                   OS routines but gives the non expert a much quicker
                   system. Sprites can be created with !Paint and converted
                   to the format used by FastSprite. Includes a short demo
      Stasis     Provides sound support for games programmers
      Amnesia    Lots of utilities including memory management, etc
      Plus other items by 'third party' contibutors


B260  -=-  Graphics/Art programs  -=-
      !Graffiti  ^ Nice desktop art package by Andrew Lindesay. All the
                   usual tools and feature and very easy to use. Complete
                   with good Manual in text and Impression format
      3d_Tutor   = Module and tutorial, with examples, by Paul Mason for
                   producing 3D images based on techniques used in cinema
      !Detail    = Lets you display and manipulate images. Works with CLEAR
                   files and sprites up to 24 bpp. Can grab a screen, change
                   the palette, etc. A partially crippled version of a
                   commercial package (the distributors describe it as
                   'Shareware' which shows how ignorant they are of the
                   principle) but useful 'as is'
      !Marble    = Non desktop program to produce marbled sprites. You can
                   alter parameters to give different textures and colours.
                   These can be used for all sorts of things and they're
                   ideal for desktop backdrops
      Wowpix     = For producing those weird 3D images
      !DrawGrab  = Converts a DrawFile to Sprite. Works OK with some files,
                   not so good with others
      !DrawLink  = Converts text into a form suitable for 'linking' into a
                   Draw text area
      !Drop      = Rotates DrawFiles about 2 axis in 3D. A bit slow but
                   works OK
      !Pottery   = 2.10  Interesting program from Richard Seago. Works like
                   a potters wheel. As you draw a line in one window so a
                   shaded 3D object is drawn in the other. This resembles
                   the effect that would be produced if the lines you draw
                   were to be used to 'mould' a rotating object. The
                   resulting image can be saved as a sprite. Very useful and
                   quick tool for producing sprites for games
      !ShowDraw  = Displays Drawfiles in a desktop window. If you drag a
                   directory containing lots of Drawfiles to the display
                   window they are shown one at a time in sequence


B261  -=-  Romans  -=-
      AGenesis project from Dave Walsh describing the Romans in Britain.
      Complete with lots of illustrations and aimed at Key Stage 2, although
      there is a lot of text, which might make it difficult for children who
      are 'developing' readers


B262  -=-  Seek  -=-
      Bible Search program by Mike Williams. Lets you search through the
      King James Bible for words and then produces a list of all the verses
      that contain that word or words. This list can then be saved. It just
      fills a 1.6Mb disc, so although it can be supplied on two 800K discs,
      to use it properly you need either a hard disc or enough RAM for a
      1.6Mb RAM disc. You can split it up and run it from 800K floppies if
      necessary but this won't let you search the entire Bible at once

      On two 800K or a single 1.6Mb


B263  -=- Two Genesis databases  -=-
      !Dinosaurs ^ A database with information about 48 dinosaurs from
                   Allosaurus to Tyrannosaurus
      !Lamborgs  ^ Another Genesis database, this time with info about
                   Lamborghini cars from 1963 to 1991
      NOTE - This disc also contains the Genesis Browser and Library which
            is required to view Genesis applications. As this takes nearly
            500K it may not be included on other discs so if you don't have
            a copy you will need this disc. Some Genesis applications
            require special 'external' functions which may not be included
            in the standard Library so you are advised to get a copy of this
            disc before you purchase any of our larger Genesis applications
            where the Browser and Library are not included


B264  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !Customs   ^ Superb Genesis application from Dave Walsh describing
                   customs and traditions surrounding the festival of
                   Christmas around the world. Lots of interesting facts
                   and, as usual with material from Dave Walsh, it's easy to
                   find your way about the various 'pages' and a delight to
                   use. Younger children will love this, especially the
                   illustrations, but there's enough information to engage
                   the older ones (and adults!)
        NOTE - The genesis Browser is not included on this disc - see B263
      !Highway   ^ Nice program to test knowledge of the Highway Code and
                   help you learn about it. All multiple choice questions
                   with illustrations and mouse operated so it's suitable
                   for 'younger persons' and ideal for schools
      !Leapfrog  ^ 1.01 Desktop game by Peter Jones aimed at Key Stage 2
                   Maths. It's a strategy game and I'm not quite sure how it
                   works as a Maths teaching aid but it's written by a
                   teacher so I assume this must be so


B265  -=-  Another collection of 'Educational' programs  -=-
      !Spotter   ^ 1.10 Gives a variety of information on satellites. Uses
                   the NORAD SGP4 and SDP4 models to give visibility
                   predictions and can display information relative to any
                   point on the Earth's surface, perform real time analysis,
                   and print out the results
      !Daylight  = Gives information about Sun and Moon rise and set at any
                   point on the Earth's surface
      !RoA       = 2.00 Program by John Lageu to print out student Records
                   of Achievements. Data input is in the form of a CSV file
                   which can be the output from almost any database
      !ExprEdit  = By G.Buxton, can edit mathematical expressions which are
                   exported as Draw or Sprite files so they can be either
                   printed or incorporated into documents. Supports basic
                   arithmetic functions, square root, power, and brackets
      !CompInt   = Simple program to calculate compound interest
      !Fraction  = Desktop program to convert decimal numbers to fractions
      !Genotype  = 4.00 I'm not sure what this program by Toby Smith does.
                   The Author says it creates the 'Monohybrid crosses that
                   any course in genetics will throw at you'. As I've never
                   taken a course in getetics and there's a complete lack of
                   any more detailed description of what its function is
                   I'll just have to hope that prospective users understand
      !Gravity   = Uses Newton's law of gravity to display the interaction
                   between a number of objects bouncing around the screen
      !GWord5    = Non desktop 'guess the word' game. All mouse controlled
                   and suitable for younger children
      !Planets   = Another gravity simulation, works in a desktop window
      !Trig      = Program to find any value in a triangle (length, angle)
                   given the other required information
      !WorldTime : Displays a visual indication of the position of the Sun
                   in a desktop window showing the parts of the world in
                   darkness. Also gives various other info and can 'step'
                   the display time
      !Zoo       = 1.20 Nice 'game' from Raffael Ferrigno. Actually a simple
                   'expert system' demo but the idea is that the computer
                   has to guess the type of animal from the answers you give
                   to a series of true or false questions. Could be improved
                   into a useful teaching aid


B266  -=-  Disc utilities  -=-
      !Counter   = Shows both the size of a file or application and the
                   amount of space it actually takes on a disc. You can save
                   a list of data for a disc as a text file
      !DiscIndex = 1.02 Rather nice disc cataloguing program from Neil
                   Carson. With C source
      !DiscTrack : 1.00 Another disc catalogue program from Ainsley Pereira.
                   Good search facilities to help you find files in the
                   resulting database
      !DiskCopy  = Fairly simple disc copying program from J.Robbins
      !DiskTree  = Program to display a simple tree of a disc's structure.
                   Only works on currently logged drive and doesn't seem to
                   be any way to save the data to disc
      !FreeIcon  = Constantly shows amount of free space on disc in drive :0
      !FreeSp200 = Just shows the amount of free space on ADFS::4
      !Launcher  = 1.02 Very simple program by David Brunning to launch
                   tasks automatically
      !OverFiler = This works with most Filecore based systems and lets you
                   copy/move files and the drive icon displays the name of
                   the disc in the drive. A bit fiddly to set up (you need
                   to know the icon number of the drive icon) but most
                   people only need to do this once
      !Tiger     ^ 5.06 Useful program from Graham Crow. Name is derived
                   from 'Big Cat', because its main use is to let you have a
                   description of up to 140 characters which is displayed in
                   a window by !Tiger. Particularly useful for documents,
                   letters, etc I use an app like this on my PC and it saves
                   a lot of browsing when looking for a particular letter.
                   APDL is now the distributor for this program and a fully
                   registered version is available - see Commercial section
      !WhichDisc = Shows the name of the current floppy disc in a small
                   window at the bottom left of the screen, updated at a
                   (configurable) interval or you can set it so it's only
                   read when you choose
      !Yadfs     = 2.5 Yet Another Disc Filing System for DFS (BBC) discs by
                   Chris Corbett. Can read/write Acorn or Watford (61 file
                   catalogue) discs, 40 or 80m track, single or double
                   density. Seems the best one yet
      !Backup    = 1.06 VERY simple app by Neil Walker to backup a section
                   of a hard disc to floppies. Only works with up to 10
                   discs so only suitable for fairly small amounts of data
      !BootPass  = By Spiro Harvey, lets you have several levels of boot
                   sequence, each protected by a password. Could be very
                   useful in schools
      !DiscComp  = Compacts discs. I don't see what's so difficult about
                   typing 'Compact :0' but if that's too much trouble....
      !FastMove  = Very good module by Felix Andrew to speed up 'moving'
                   files from one directory to another
      !RPFS      = Creates 'read protected' directories. This stops them
                   from being opened without a password, but if they are
                   applications they can be Run in the usual way


B267  -=-  File utilities  -=-
      !ArcFSInfo = Freely distributable part of ArcFS which, as the name
                   suggests, gives information about ArcFS archives
      !AutoRun   = Intended to automatically run apps on bootup but I can't
                   see why it's any better than the usual methods
      !Compare   = File compare program by Neil Walker
      !DeBOO     = Program by Steve Loft to decode BOO files
      !FastDesk  = A very simple idea. The program can 'remember' all the
                   iconsprites so they can all be loaded in one go. This
                   saves delays when a directory full of apps. is opened for
                   the first time
      !FileKey   = 1.02 Locks/unlocks entire directory structures
      !FileSee   = Displays files in 'dump' format in a desktop window
      !Filters   = Adds patches to the Filer. Most useful makes the filer
                   ask for confirmation before deleting files (if you turn
                   on Confirm in the Filer window it asks for confirmation
                   before copying as well). Can also set CSD and perform an
                   iconprites
      !FreeDisc  = Another app to show free space on the current drive on
                   the icon bar
      !MakeLZW   = Desktop front end for John Kortink's LZW modules
      !PCconvert = 1.11 By Simon Osborne, converts Wordstar files into Acorn
                   style ascii. Can also perform other functions (eg. cr/lf
                   transformation) to act as a general purpose PC textfile
                   converter
      !Shield    = Program by Ben carter to password protect a hard disc
      !SoftCorn  ~ Improved version of !Dup disc copier
      !Squish    = Module and desktop front end providing simple file
                   compression for sprites
      !Suite     = Various utilities by Neil Walker, force deletion of
                   files/directories, set filetypes, display text files,
                   speaker on/off, set CSD, show time, ARM 3 cache on/off
      !CFSaid    = Checks a CFS compressed file isn't longer than the
                   uncompressed version and decompresses it if it is
      !CheckSave = Useful module by Peter Arnold which asks for confirmation
                   if a file would be overwritten by a Save operation
      !DirMenu   = 2.22 Rather nice Directory menu for hard discs by Julian
                   Smith. Lots of user-configurable options
      !FileCheck = Checks files for errors. Main use is to look for physical
                   defects on the disc
      !ScanCFS   = By B.Marsden, another utility to uncompress CFS files
                   which are longer than the original


B268  -=-  Desktop utilities  -=-
      !CaretUtil = Nice program from Peter Gaunt to flash and find the caret
      ColourTest = Generates a 256 colour Drawfile to test colour printers
                   or see how colours look on a mono printer
      !Diary     = 1.00 Nice desktop diary by Nic Regan
      !DoodlePad = A writeable backdrop on which you can 'doodle' with the
                   mouse. Unfortunately it's a Mode 12 sized 'pad' so
                   there's a gap around the sides in other modes
      !FuncKeys  = Nice function key strip from Simon Hatliff which installs
                   itself just above the icon bar. Includes definitions for
                   many apps (Artworks, Draw, Draw+, Edit, Impression,
                   Poster, etc.) and you can write your own for others
      !Graph     = This appears to be a desktop scientific graph plotter by
                   M.Twells, but absolutely no info and I don't have time to
                   play with it
      !ImpFont   = Produces an Impression document containing all your fonts
      !Invoicer  = By Anthony Goffart, lets you create invoices. However,
                   while it's easy to use and otherwise useful it has a
                   serious flaw. The cash is stored as a floating point
                   number and uses the Basic STR$ function to convert it to
                   text. As experienced programmers know this often results
                   in errors. eg four items at 2.20 each cost 8.800000001
      LineEdit   ^ 1.01 Richard K Lloyd's module to trap OS_ReadLine and let
                   you edit anything typed at the command line. If you make
                   a mistake you don't need to delete everything and start
                   over. As a 4DOS user on the PC I can assure you it's
                   invaluable. Works in Task Windows too
      !LoseCaret ^ 1.14 Forces the application which owns the caret to lose
                   it. Stops badly behaved applications intecepting
                   keypresses they don't want instead of passing them on
      !NoteBook  = Useful desktop notepad by R.Peach
      !NotePad   = Another, quite nice, desktop notepad by Stuart Marshall
      !Se_Macros = Program by Mike Barnes to insert often repeated phrases
                   into the keyboard buffer with a mouse click
      !Spex      = Displays a textfile in a paged desktop window. I'd rather
                   use !Zap but might be useful if you want something
                   prettier
      !STDfinder = By Julian Bristow, lets you find a town from its STD
                   code. As data is in the form of a text file it's easy to
                   edit/add codes. With C source
      SuperTrash ^ Nice desktop dustbin by Miles Carter
      !Thoughts  = By G.Rampton, an 'ideas processor' to help you plan
                   projects, docoments, even letters
      !VAT_Calc  = Very simple desktop VAT-adder by Tim Wiser
      !Worldtime = Displays the time in most parts of the world. Data is a
                   text file so if you make lots of foreign phone calls you
                   can edit it to make it disply the time in the places
                   you're about to phone. Saves you waking Aunty Ethel at
                   4am. to wish her 'happy birthday'
      !XWords    = By Geraint Williams, takes a list of words and generates
                   a crossword as a Drawfile. The Drawfile can also
                   incorporate the clues so you can have a nice, neat,
                   completed crossword


B269  -=-  More desktop utilities  -=-
      !Abode     = Another multi-function prog which can run the Basic
                   editor (does anyone REALLY use this horror?), set file
                   types and access, kill modules, execute '*' commands
      BlankCtrl  = Easy control of the RO3 screen blanker. Saves having to
                   load !Config to enable/disable it
      !CheckMod  = Displays info about Modules. Useful to ensure you have
                   the most recent version in your !System.Modules directory
      !Chime     = Just chimes on the hour
      !CMOS      = By James Hunter, nicest CMOS saver/restorer I've seen
      !Cycle     = By Stephen Burke, lets you cycle through the window stack
                   with a keypress, bringing the bottom window to the top
      !FreeRAM   = Another one of those little icons that shows how much RAM
                   you've got left
      !FuelGauge = Yet another free RAM app
      !Gambara   = Opens a window to show mouse pointer position, state of
                   mouse buttons, window unde the pointer, etc
      !IconDel   = 1.03 By Robert Adamson, invaluable if you often open
                   directories on applications and fill up the Wimp
                   Spritepool with icon sprites. It opens a window showing
                   all the sprites and lets you delete the ones you no
                   longer want, releasing the RAM
      !InfoBar   = Module to shows date, time, free memory, etc at the left
                   hand end of the icon bar above the drive icons so it
                   doesn't use up any screen space
      !Intro     = Just shows the name of the owner of the machine. Put it
                   in your !Boot sequence to deter thieves
      !KilleRam  = Wipes all the files off the RAM disc. Saves deleting them
                   manually before resizing, also show free space on RAMdisc
      !LastTime  = Displays the last time the computer was used. Put it in
                   your !Boot file and find out if anyone has been tampering
      !MemCheck  = Simple app to scan memory for possible virus activity
      !ModFiler  = Nice app by Brian Marsden to control Modules from the
                   desktop. Can give info, Kill, Unplug, Save, etc
      !MouseCtrl = Mouse speed control
      !Nosey     = Gives info about what's going on in the desktop
      !PicView   = Very good program by Simon Hatliff tp display sprites in
                   a desktop window. Saves all that messing about with Paint
                   to view a sprite
      !QMR       = Quick Morse Reader by Chris Coe. Converts text to morse
                   and visa versa, represented as a series of .'s and -'s
      !Resources : From J.Robbins, adds apps to the Resources filing system
      !ResROM    : Similar program to add apps to the Resource filing system
                   by Ian Jeffray
      !Speak     = 1.00 By Robert Seago, an amalgamation of his earlier
                   !Keyspeak and !Say programs so it can speak short phrases
                   and say the name of keys as they are pressed
      !SprDisp   = Displays a large sprite on the screen. The sprite can be
                   larger than the screen so it's useful for looking at very
                   big sprites without a hi res monitor
      !SprView   = Another app to dsplay a large sprite on the desktop by
                   Joss Smith
      !TheMenu   = Gives info about mouse position, free RAM, time, date etc
      !Thieving  = From Simon Hatliff, lets you 'grab' a window as a sprite


B270  -=-  Desktop customising - Visual  -=-
      3DTools    : Set of rather nice 3D tool sprites
      3DTools2   : More 3D tool sprites
      !BackDrop  + Fancy backdrop program mainly intended for RO2
      !Backs     : Several backdrop pictures
      !BackSpr   + Fancy backdrop, again mainly for RO2
      Backtiles  : Collection of 38 tile sprites for use on the backdrop
                   Most of these are 3D and rather nice
      !Customise : Several sets of Tool, file, radio, option etc. sprites
                   with a selector program by Glyn Furlong
      !IconZ 2   : Application by David Jones to animate the Switcher icon.
                   Comes with three animations or make your own
      !MegaIcons : Tool and file icons by Jon Alwyn
      !Megalook  : Selection of very good icon and tool sprites by Matthew
                   Gray, mainly for Hi Res monitors
      !NewIcon   = Rather garish file icons by Ioan Evans
      !RiscOS3+  : Backdrops and tool sprites by Ian Jeffray in 2D and 3D
                   versions so suitable for lo res and hi res monitors
      !SetIcons  : Tool and file sprites
      !StyleDraw : Set of fancy icons and sprites to make Draw look a bit
                   prettier by Dave Thomas
      XmasIcons  : Well, it's nearly Christmas, so decorate your desktop


B271  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !AcornLogo : Puts the Acorn logon on the top RH corner of the screen
      !AutoFocus = Automatically gives the window with the mouse pointer
                   over it the input focus
      !Banner    = Display a banner window on the screen. This can be done
                   at start-up by including it in your !Boot file or at any
                   time (eg. by running it from within another app).
                   Includes !BanEd which lets you make your own banners
      !BestDesk  = Series of third party items put together in a single
                   package by Ryan Li
      !Customise : Selection of File and Tool sprites by Andrew Heckford
      !Customize : Some programs by Mike Curnow to switch dithering, solid
                   drags, and the FPA on and off
      FilerExt   : Module by Greg Stewart-Nicholls to use anti-aliased fonts
                   in filer windows
      !FontChoos = Choice of 25 System fonts with an app. to select them
      !MacWheel  : Mac' style mouse pointer instead of the hourglass
      !PalMaker  = This seems to be a palette tool for 24bpp palettes but I
                   find the instructions impossible to understand
      !PinFilter : Enhancements to the Pinboard by Andrew Kemp
      !PinLogo   : Another app to put the Acorn logo on the pinboard
      !Rastas    : Really *WILD* backdrop
      !RotateSw  = Puts a rotating Acorn logo on the icon bar
      !Setup     : By Anthony Brion, lets you have several setup sequences
                   in your !Boot app and you choose which will operate.
                   Useful if more than one person uses the computer, but
                   could be used to provide alternative working environments
                   for different tasks
      !Sys_Font  = Eight different system fronts selectable from a menu



      The following discs contain lists of words in alphabetical order, one
      word per line, ideal for use as, or for supplementing, dictionaries of
      spelling checkers. Some are very big, and if larger than about 500K
      they are split into individual letters of the alphabet. Many foreign
      word lists need accented or special characters, but these are NOT
      used, instead punctuation characters are substituted. This is done so
      only normal ascii characters are used. You can easily determine what
      'foreign' letter must be substitued and use 'Search and Replace' in a
      text editor to change them. This is best done by the user as the ascii
      number of foreign characters varies according to the alphabet used,
      and you may have a customised alphabet to match your printer or font.

B272  W_Dutch    Almost 180,000 words, nearly 2Mb in total, so large enough
                   to form the basis for a comprehensive spelling checker

B273  W_French   Around 140,000 words, over 1.5Mb
      W_Italian  Over 60,000 words, about 550K

B274  W_Danish   Over 25,000 words, about 260K
      W_German   Around 27,000 words, nearly 330K
      W_Spanish  86,000 words, around 850K
      W_Swedish  A short list of more than 23,000 words

B275  W_Japanese Over 115,000 words, 930K
      W_Norwegia Nearly 62,000 words, 575K
      W_English  21,000 words, 173K. About the smallest dictionary possible
                   for an English language spelling checker. This might be
                   useful for someone who wants to use it as the dictionary
                   for a memory resident program taking minimum RAM


B276  -=-  Lexicon compilation  -=-
      The complete set of discs B272, B273, B274 and B275 on four 800K or
      two 1.6Mb discs (please specify) for just ** 3.50.** (1 Bonus point)


B277  -=-  Specialst word lists  -=-
      W_Medical  Nearly 60,000 specialist medical words. A rather large
                   file, 645K, which isn't surprising as it contains words
                   like acetylglucosaminylphosphotransferase
      Asteroid   The names of 3,400 asteroids
      Chinese    More than 400 single syllables which form the Pinyin
                   Romanization System
      Myth/Legend   Over 1,300 names of beasts and charcters from myths and
                   legends
      OZ         Nearly 2000 Australian words. If you must write in colonial
                   dialect and want to use words like 'chunderous' this will
                   save adding them to your spelling checker one at a time
      Places     Over 15,000 place names. Mainly American towns and cities
                   but lots of others as well
      SF_Names   Names of More than 750 science fiction Authors, characters,
                   places and books. Just in case you can't remember whether
                   Arrakis has one or two r's
      ShakeNames A list of more than 650 dramatis personae and locations
                   from the works of the Bard
      W_Biology  A short list of biological terms
      W_Legal_L  Over 16,400 words, rarely needed but in common use in legal
                   letters and documents. Words like 'nonprejudicially' are
                   just not found in most spelling checkers!
      W_Legal_S  The previous list is over 167K but this much shorter list
                   contains over 2,000 words and is only 20K
      W_Scottish The list of words from the Scottish Dictionary on B278
      W_Yiddish  About 70 common Yiddish and 'Yinglish' words. Have you
                   noticed most spelling checkers can't cope with 'klutz' or
                   'mazeltov'?
      NOTE       - If you have any specialist word lists that you have
                   compiled that you think might be of use to others I would
                   like to have them to add to this disc


B278  -=-  Dictionaries  -=-
      Acronyms   More than 3,300 acronyms with meanings in case you need to
                   know what things like UNICEF mean, (United Nations
                   International Children's Emergency Fund)
      DevilsDict The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Pierce. Perhaps it should
                   more properly have been placed with 'Literature' but as I
                   was compiling a disc of dictionaries...
      Dictionary Short dictionary of about 2,500 English words. Not
                   comprehensive but useful
      TelecomDic Dictionary of words and terms used in telecommunications.
                   Many of these are common English words but often with a
                   special meaning when applied to comms
      CompDict   Short dictionary of computer jargon words and phrases with
                   their meaning. PC oriented but most have a common useage
      CryptoDict Dictionary of cryptographic terms, particularly as applied
                   to computers
      FeudalDict Feudal terms as used in medieval England in case you need
                   to know what words like ESCHEAT or VIRGATE mean
      ScottshDic Around 350 Scottish 'dialect' words and their meaning.
                   Unfortunately it's cut off in it's prime halfway through
                   the L's so if anyone has the full version I'd be grateful
                   for a copy
      ShakeGloss More than 2,000 words found in Shakespear's works which
                   have either fallen out of use of who's meaning has
                   changed


B279  Roget's Thesaurus.  The 1911 version (1.02) as compiled by Project
      Gutenberg. Obviously it won't contain many words which have appeared
      since this time, particularly technical or jargon words, but over
      1,000 new words have been added to the original. This is a single
      large file, over 1 megabytes, so you will need a lot of RAM to use
      it. It is *just* possible to load it into an editor on a 2Mb machine


B280  The Hacker's Dictionary  from Project Gutenberg. A 'proper' dictionary
      of computer related terms and words, with particular emphasis on comms
      related subjects. As it's well over 1Mb it has been split into five
      files for easier use. Not only is this invaluable for newcomers to
      computers (what DO all those funny words mean?) it will also be of
      interest to the more experienced


B281  -=-  Maestro Tunes  -=-
      The complete collection of Maestro tunes as listed in the 'Sounds'
      catalogue. This includes all the compilations shown

      On two 800K discs or one 1.6Mb



      The following two sets of discs are distributed under licence and are
      (C) Acorn. As Acorn computers last a long time many old models are
      still in use, sometimes third- or fourth- hand, and the apps discs get
      mislaid or corrupted. You should be able to get replacements from an
      Acorn dealer but you may not have one near you or they might want to
      charge an outrageous amount just for a couple of discs
      (RPC users note. Acorn have refused permission for anyone to
      distribute the !65Tube BBC emulator although it works on the RPC.
      However it appears on the RO-3 apps. discs!)

B282  -=-  RISC-OS 2 Applications and Utility discs  -=-
      As supplied with machines fitted with RISC-OS 2. Some modules and
      applications have been updated to later versions
                    Supplied on two 800K discs


B283  -=-  RISC-OS 3 Applications and Utility discs  -=-
                    As supplied with all models except RPC
      On two 800K or one 1.6Mb disc


B284  -=-  Programming utilities  -=-
      !3Ddemo    : Illustrates the 'R' parameters used in the validation
                   string of a RO3 Template to produce fancy icon borders
      Algorithms = Four short Basic programs demostrating various algorithms
                   which can be 'hacked' for use in your own programs. Four
                   sort routines, Heap, Shell, Quick and Select, three
                   different searches, Brute Force, KMP and Boyer-Moore.
                   Also programs to demonstrate the use of the 'simulated
                   annealing' technique and searching for the complex zeros
                   of and arbitrary function of one variable using the
                   Muller method. (Don't ask, I have no idea!)
      !BasicLib  = Library of Functions to assemble FP instructions using
                   the Basic assembler. The best I've seen
      !BSquasher = 1.18 Basic squasher from Mohsen Alshayef. It's billed as
                   beta test and although it works there aren't any options,
                   so it's 'all or nothing'. It sometimes produces code
                   which won't work, giving 'missing variable' errors
      !DBAssist  = 1.02 Debug Assist by Keith Hall. By adding a routine to
                   your program this displays info about critical variables
                   while the program is running. Examples are shown for use
                   with C or Basic
      Fronts     = Three DDE utilities, Data2Asm, Sprite2Asm and Temp2Asm.
                   These convert Data, Sprite and Template files to a format
                   compatible with AOF for linking with DDE assembler or
                   compiled languages
      GraphDemo  = Three Basic programs from Cy Booker to demonstrate
                   dithering and colour pickers
      !Handles   = Displays the handles of the window and icon under the
                   mouse pointer
      !HourMaker = Program by Simon Heys to let you create customised
                   Hourglass Modules
      MathsFuncs = Series of Basic Functions to simplify complex real number
                   problems
      NPLib      = 1.11  Comprehensive Basic Library from Chris Coe of
                   Norsoft Productions. Lots of procedures and functions to
                   perform most tasks required when programming the Wimp.
                   NOT for novices as it assumes an understanding of Wimp
                   programming
      !Obey      = Simple app to display the OS variable Obey$Dir in a
                   desktop window. Can help track down problems with complex
                   !Run and !Boot sequences
      !PC256     = Converts standard 256 desktop colours to COLOUR and TINT.
                   Useful of you want to reproduce a colour in a non desktop
                   program
      !QuickSrc  = Produces a short Basic Assembler program of a Module
                   Header to save the trouble of remembering the correct
                   offset for all those pointers
      !Squish    = 2.38 Basic squasher by Kevin and Stuart Swinton. Seems
                   quite good but is *very* fussy about syntax and gets
                   thoroughly confused with multiple-entry FN's and PROC's
      !Status    = 1.03 From Dave Thomas, monitors Wimp messages. Can help
                   you find out what's going wrong with your program
      !SWIConv   = Another one of those little apps to convert between SWI
                   names and numbers
      !TempGrab  = Lets you grab a window off the screen and saves it as a
                   sprite. Ideal for illustrating Manuals etc
      !WhichCol? = Shows colour and tint of the pixel the pointer is over
      !WimpAid   = A1.1 Useful little program from Graham Crow to show
                   various info about the Window the mouse is over
      !WimpInfo  = 1.00 From Dick Alstein, another app to give info about
                   the object the mouse pointer is over. This one also
                   displays useful things about icons as well
      !WinLook   = 1.09 Yet another one, this time from David Gilbert


B285  !Atchoo    = With ARM 2 machines this speeds up the System ROMs, with
                   an ARM 3 it turns the cache on or off
      !CrossAid  = 3.00 Helps find a word when only some letters are known.
                   Useful for crosswords
      !Envelope  = Simple program to address an envelope
      !FixGen    = 2.00  Fixture generator. Given a series of teams it
                   creates a list of fixtures so all teams play each other
                   twice (home and away). Output as a list or a fixture grid
      !GHZap     : Searches through program code and disables all those
                   'UpdateMemC' calls put in by incompetent programmers
                   which crash the machine
      !Journo    = Diary program. NOT for recording dates, appointments,
                   etc, but DIARY in the original meaning, for keeping a
                   record of what happened during the day
      !Lottery   = 1.13 By Paul Vigay, who describes its purpose as 'to win
                   loads of money', so it's an aid to picking the correct
                   numbers to help increase your chances of getting a prize
                   in the national lottery. By using something like this you
                   might even have as much as half the chance of winning as
                   you would doing the pools!
      !MemoryPie = Displays memory useage as a pie chart
      !Mickey    = 2.00 Another utility to display mouse x/y co-ordinated,
                   but the best feature is that it can set the 'origin' so
                   it can display the pointer position relative to any point
                   you choose rather than the absolute position
      !OldModes  ^ RPC only, adds a menu of old style mode numbers to the
                   mode picker so you can select them instead of typing the
                   number
      !Pools     = 1.02 Another program to help you win money. A pools
                   prdictor from Andrew Ayre. (Anything that keeps you away
                   from that *^&$ed lottery!)
      !ProjMan   = 1.03 Project Manager by Neil Vickers. Lets you set up ten
                   different environments which can be selected from a menu.
                   Each environment can open directories, set screen mode,
                   run specified applications, etc. The idea is that you set
                   these to suit 'projects' you are working on so you can
                   have everything just the way you like it for each working
                   environment
      !ReDraw    = Forces a screen redraw if the system sprites change for
                   any reason. Can also perform an iconsprites command if
                   you drag a spritefile to it
      !RPCalc    : Reverse Polish Calculator from Circle Software. Anyone
                   old enough to remember the original Sinclair pocket
                   calculator will know what RPN is and won't thank anyone
                   for reminding them. Still, it is a fully functional
                   calculator
      !RUSure?   : Have you ever hit Shift/Ctrl/F12 by mistake and shut down
                   the computer? This app intecepts the call and asks if
                   you're SURE you want to shutdown BEFORE it's too late
      !Speaker   = Yes, another speaker on/off switchererer. Nice thing
                   about this one is that you can hang it on the backdrop
                   and click on it to make it work
      !Spell     = Simple desktop front-end for CC's !SpellMod. Can check
                   individual words or a text file, when it produces a list
                   of probable mis-spelt words. Obviously you need CC's
                   !SpellMod to use it. No substitute for David Pilling's
                   program but if you have a copy of !SpellMod....
      !Start     = Application 'starter' and general command executor
      !Switcher  = Lets you switch between two screen modes of your choice.
                   As most people use one of two modes 99% of the time this
                   does what's required with minimal fuss
      !TaskKill  = 1.26 Nice Module by Paul Clifford to kill the current
                   task. Invaluable for programmers (those without a RPC)
                   and the only way out when you run one of those badly
                   written Demo's or games that don't have a proper exit and
                   remember you'd forgotten to Save chapter 46 of your novel
      !WordEnter = 1.13 Lets you enter frequently used words or phrases into
                   the keyboard buffer by clicking on a menu


B286  !Movie     1.06 A large database of film info, including actors,
            directors, writers, and other stuff. The actual program is
            fairly crude but the data is all plain text files so you can
            easily add to it. If you are interested in films it's a must
      MovieGoofs   - A text file contining lots of mistakes, continuity
            errors, visible boom mikes, items which mysteriously appear and
            dissapear during a scene, and other 'goofs' which some people
            delight in noticing


B287  -=-  Database  -=-
      !DataBase  = 2.60 Nice desktop database by Raffaele Ferrigno. All the
                   usual features and three example databases. Can use CSV
                   files and the data files are (more or less) plain text so
                   you can alter them with a text editor if you wish
      !RollerDex = Another desktop database. Quite good but the Author
                   (Richard Peach) is one of those strange people who think
                   you shouldn't give proper manuals with a Shareware
                   program until the user registers. As a result you are
                   going to find it difficult to evaluate the program and so
                   probably won't register. I find this annoying because it
                   will probably result in another person saying 'Nobody's
                   registered so Shareware doesn't work'
      AddressBk  = Rather old, non desktop, address book database by Alex
                   Hopkins. However it's easy to use with an Arthur style
                   Wimp interface. Not the most modern available but younger
                   users might prefer it to more complex programs
      !CDtracker : 2.24 Comprehensive database for CD's. Not only does it
                   catalogue your CD (or tape) collection, with full search
                   facilities, it can also (given suitable hardware) play
                   them as well. Complete with a huge ready made database.
                   Can import data from similar programs including the
                   popular !CDIndex and !Cassette
      !Family    = Family tree app by David Breakwell. Not particularly
                   sophisticated, but lets you input data for each member in
                   a standard database format and can produces a Drawfile of
                   the whole or part of the tree. With two examples, one of
                   which is a family tree of the various Acorn computers
      !Maxfile   = 4.41 This program by Chris Wragg was originally written
                   for the BBC computer but don't be put off as it has been
                   extensively updated for the Archimedes. Not a desktop
                   program, but all normal database functions, sort,
                   indexes, sub-files, etc. and very easy to use, so ideal
                   for education or younger users


B288  -=-  Graphics utilities  -=-
      !CAViewer  = Rather useful program by Dean Sivell to display Draw,
                   Sprite, Artworks, Tablemate or Equasor files. It's
                   quicker and less fussy than messing about with the
                   original app. just to look at the file, and saves having
                   !Paint, !Draw, etc. running just to browse
      !Cobbler   = App by Emmet Spier for use with the Multipod to digitise
                   a Mode 21 image if you have less than 4Mb of RAM. Needs a
                   copy of Translator (B012)
      !DrawCat   = 1.10 By Anton Mans, lets you create a printed catalogue
                   of a collection of Drawfiles
      !DrawLots  = Creates Drawfiles of various geometrical shapes. Can save
                   a lot of time as Draw itself can't do this
      GDpatch    = Patches the GDraw Module from Artworks to make it faster
      !JFIF      = Desktop front end for ChangeFSI to let it handle CJPEG
                   and DJPEG files. ChangeFSI can do this but normally only
                   from the command line
      !JPEGinst  = Another extension for ChangeFSI to work with JPEG files
      !JView     = JPEG file viewer from ARM's Tech which is faster than
                   either ChangeFSI or Translator
      !PICConv   = 1.02 Converts Psion3/Pocket Book PIC files to Mode 13
                   sprites
      !PieDraw   = Nice little app from Mike Williams to produce a Drawfile
                   pie chart from a simple text input file. Ideal for making
                   charts ready to incorporate into DTP docs
      !POVshape  = Lets you create definitions of a variable shape torus for
                   POV as the standard shape has a fixed relationship
                   between major and minor radii
      !Prescribe = Converts objects in a Drawfile into PreScribe-II commands
      !ShowDraw  = Displays a Drawfile in a desktop window. Much quicker
                   than !Draw if you just want to look
      !Spr->ASC  = Converts a Spritefile into ascii characters. There are
                   obvious limitations but the aim is to let you send simple
                   pictures, signatures, etc. via email
      !Sprte2IFF = 0.52 Converts a Spritefile to IFF format
      !To24bpp   = Lets you use ChangeFSI to converts a 24bpp foreign file
                   to one of the new 16 or 24 bpp sprites. If you don't have
                   a RPC ChangeFSI can't do this within the desktop


B289  -=-  Archimedes Fractal Group - Disc 4  -=-
      Another collection of the best fractal programs from the AFG
      !Dots, !FracPaint, !Julia, !LifeForms (the 'ultimate' game of Life),
      !Mandel (from R.A.Lauritzsen), !MandelB (from Martin Wuerthner),
      !Mars, !PalGen (from Ian Nichols, primarily for generating 256 colour
      palettes for fractal programs but can be used for other graphics progs
      as well), !WavePlasm, !WimpWaves. Plus a series of programs from
      J.O.Linton ((!Animation, !IFS and !Superbrot) and 19 simple Basic
      fractal/graphics programs


B290  -=-  More Fractal and Graphics programs  -=-
      !FracVist2 = FracVisit from Joyce Haslam
      !Hodge     = 1.01 Cellular automata in a small desktop window by
                   Warner Hepping
      !Juliana++ = Modified version of Jan Vleitink's original program by
                   Robin Watts and Jamie Lockier
      !Lyapunov  = Simple Lyapunov program based on an idea published in
                   Scientific American
      !Martin    = By Jean van Mourik
      !Maze      = Maze generator by Jan Vibe
      !Menger    = Another program by Jean van Mourik
      !M_Traj    = 2.00 This program by Joyce Haslam attempts to discover
                   where the points which 'escape' from the usual mandelbrot
                   set go to
      !Penrose   = Program to display various Penrose tiles. With C and
                   assmbler source code
      !Tesseract = Four dimensional (!) cube display from David McQuillan
      !TripATron = 1.50 Series of fractal type graphics displays. The Author
                   says it's ideal for parties (I think the name suggests
                   what *type* of parties!)
      !Wibble    = Very interesting program by Alistair Tunbull. I'm not
                   going to describe it, try it for yourself
      !WimpFrac  = Nice desktop fractal program by Hendrik Pedersen. Not
                   very quick but lets you adjust most parameters (including
                   the palette) and produces some great images, especially
                   in hi-res modes
      PLUS five Basic graphics programs


B291  -=-  Yet more Fractals  -=-
      !Browse    = A series of fractal images
      !FracPaint = 2.70 Superb desktop fractal generator by Michiel van
                   Schaik. Very comprehensive, with a large selection of
                   palettes and examples
      !Landscape = Great fractal landscape generator by Malcome Banthorpe
      !Mandy     = Mandlebrot generator by Rischard Attrill
      !MandysBit = A floating point program by Robert Templeman
      !Mandel3D  = Makes 3D versions of the images produces by !Mandy
      !Scape     = Nice 3D Mandlebrot landscaping by Martin Hesketh
      !ArcAut    = Good 'cellular automata' program. Input is in the form of
                   script files. Unfortunately the Author has taken a few
                   shortcuts which means the program doesn't work properly
                   on the RPC


B293  Two genesis apps plus assorted other material (even a crossword) on
      the Romans in Britain. One is a simple database about the construction
      of Hadrian's Wall, the other is a 'mystery' where you have to travel
      around a Roman fort and try to discover the whereabouts of a missing
      merchant. These are intended for use in education

      This disc contains the Genesis Browser and the necessary fonts but
      this cannot be relied upon if the material is added to


B294  Humour - More than 280 files, over 1 megabytes, of humourous texts on
      a variety of subjects from Adverts to Yuppies. Some are computer
      related (Megabyte - Something obtained from an over-friendly
      rottweiller) but most are more general (eg. the Manifesto of the
      Politically Correct Movement). There's something (probably lot's of
      somethings) for everyone


B295  -=-  OS Lib  -=-
      The standard Library for C compilers. If you want to use a compiler
      such as GCC you will probably prefer to use something like DeskLib,
      but many programs supplied with source code were written using OS_Lib
      and, if you want to modify them, you will need a copy

      Supplied on two 800K or a single 1.6Mb disc


B296  -=-  Desktop Customising  -=-
      !NewerLook : 2.03 Andrew Clover's multi-purpose desktop customiser,
                   improved to work with the RPC. Lot's of improvemets,
                   various sprite drags, improved pinboard, improved
                   resource filer for pre RPC's, plus a variety of Wimp
                   sprites (2D and 3D) and window tools, new hourgalss,
                   nicer error boxes, replacement windows for the 'resident'
                   apps, etc, etc
      !WelcomeA  : Alternative desktop 'Welcome' screen by Cy Booker You
                   can, of course, create your own screens. Works on RPC too


B297  -=-  Utilities  -=-
      !ATool     ^ Nice Shareware app launcher by Anthony Plassaras. Puts a
                   user configurable button bar along the top of the screen.
                   Each button has menus, and these can open directories,
                   launch tasks, etc. Registration is a bit expensive
      AddApps    ^ 1.60 By Ron Clarke, adds apps to the Resource Filer.
                   There are lots of these but this seems the best so far
      !EasyMode  ^ Improved RPC Mode Picker. Instead of a small window with
                   menus for colours and resolutions it gives a proper
                   selection window plus mode selection by hot key
      IClear     = Icon Clear. This is supposed to make it easier to delete
                   all the text in a writeable icon. Personally I've never
                   had any problems pressing CTRL-U, but it does have the
                   advantage that if you change your mind you can restore
                   the original
      !MChange   = 1.10 Another mouse speed utility by John Reed. Nice and
                   easy to use and you can type any speed, so it's not just
                   limited to 1-5
      !MoreIBar  = More Icon Bar by Sam Kington. Gives a second 'icon bar'
                   which is a small, scrollable, vertical window in the
                   bottom left hand corner of the screen. It isn't a real
                   icon bar, of course, and doesn't behave exactly like one,
                   but it does save having to scroll the real icon bar if
                   you have a lot of tasks loaded
      !PhoneDir  = 1.06 By Jason O'Broin, lets you find an STD coder from an
                   area or visa versa
      !RapidKeys = Puts a button bar representing the function keys down the
                   RH side of the screen. These display functions performed
                   in the current application and several are provided. As
                   definitions are plain text you can easily make your own
      !SmallTime = A 'small' desktop clock by James Feeman
      !Quote     ^ Intercepts keypresses and substitues other characters
                   Main purpose, as the name implies, it to try to pair
                   quotation marks. I then have to spend ages trying to
                   remove all these from text files so they don't screw up
                   everything when you try to print the resulting text file
                   on a DM printer. Use sparingly please
      !SS        ^ Billed as a 'cell editor'. Briefly, it loads data in a
                   variety of formats and displays it in cells like a
                   spreadsheet. Obviously data must be 'viewable', but it's
                   ideal for looking at CSV, Tab Separated and various other
                   formats without the need to load a major package
      !TextMax   ^ Puts printer control codes into text so you can use
                   special effects in a text editor (Edit, Zap, etc)
                   Unfortunately it's set up for an Epson printer and there
                   doesn't seem to be any simple way to change it
      !TidyUp    : 1.00 A 'desktop tidier' by Andrew Heckford. Tidies all
                   open windows in a variety of ways, stacking them all
                   together, cascading, iconising, making them all the same
                   size, and more. If you are one of those untidy people who
                   have lots of windows scattered all over the desktop this
                   will be useful
      !WordCount : By James Freeman, does what its name suggests, counts the
                   words in a text file
      Lefty      ^ A Module I wrote to reverse the action of the Left and
                   Right mouse buttons (Select and Adjust). Intended for
                   left-handed people who prefer to have a left-handed mouse


B298  -=-  Disc and File utilities  -=-
      !DeskStart = Replaces the usual *Desktop -file command and has various
                   advantages over the conventional method
      !DFSView   = DFS disc viewer. There are better ones but if you just
                   want to copy a few files from a DFS disc this will do
      !DirCtrl   = Puts directories on the icon bar so you can open them by
                   clicking on them. Each directory can have its options set
                   individually, so you can have directories containing
                   applications showing large sprites, those with lots of
                   files showing small sprites, etc. Each directory can be
                   password protected, as can the application itself, so by
                   'hiding' directories inside the !DirCtrl application you
                   can protect them
      !FCoreProt ^ By Andrew heckford, dismounts a disc if you close it's
                   filer window with the Menu button
      !Filer-    : Produces a menu tree of your hard disc when you click
                   Menu on the backdrop. Various other functions to make it
                   easier to move about on a hard disc
      Fudge      ^ Rather useful Module from an anonymous Author. Makes apps
                   look as if they are being run from ADFS::0 even though
                   they're really on your hard disc. Will run many games and
                   other protected software from a hard disc which normally
                   only run from floppy. Might work with some third party hi
                   density drives which often won't run protected software
      !Guest     ^ I quite like this, it lets you have lots of applications
                   apparently installed on the icon bar, but they aren't
                   really there, they are just 'ghosts', under control of
                   !Guest. When you click on one of them (or drag a suitable
                   file to it) !Guest will run it just as if the program was
                   installed. All those icons aren't using RAM, so you can
                   appear to have many apps installed without gobbling up
                   huge chunks of memory
      !HDspeed   ^ 1.10 The definitive hard disc speed test program (but
                   then I would say that, wouldn't I). This will really find
                   out how good your hard disc/interface is
      !ImageProt : 1.01 Module to stop you deleting a non-empty Image file.
                   Useful if you use Image files as compressed directories.
                   Stops you deleting your 500Mb DOS partition by mistake!
      !Lockit    = Designed to make a piece of software useable on only one
                   computer. If, like me, you believe software protection is
                   the last resort of the inept, then you will wonder what
                   possible good it could be, but it might be useful to lock
                   a program to a particular machine in a school to stop
                   pupils 'borrowing' it
      !LongFiles ^ 0.10 By Jason Tribbeck, lets you have up to 55 character
                   filenames on almost any filing system. I've only tried it
                   briefly and it seems to work OK, but do read the
                   instructions carefully first. It's best on a hard disc so
                   the filename cache can be saved before you shut down
      !MultiObey = Multitasks Obey files. Useful for Boot sequences or other
                   long-winded tasks as it lets you see what's going on
      !OakSCSI   = 1.10 A Wimp inteface to the Oak SCSI card so you don't
                   have to use the CLI to set the parameters. As it seems to
                   translate the options into '*' commands it should be
                   fairly robust and work with most versions
      !PROtek    = Hard disc protection program by William Cooke
      !RamDisc  ^ 1.01 Potential life-saver by James Aylett. When you shut
                   down it copies the contents of the RAM disc to your hard
                   disc, when you next boot up it puts it all back again, so
                   (if you shut dowm properly) you don't loose the contents
                   of the RAM disc when you switch off
      !ReName    ^ Another one of those useful little programs you won't
                   need very often, but when you DO it saves you lots of
                   frustration. Renames a series of files with any name you
                   wish follwed by a numerical suffix 01, 02, etc
      !TidyDisc  ^ By Anthony Brion, performs two main tasks. It renames
                   'standard' files with nicely formatted names -eg,
                   !SPRITES to !Sprites, !runimage to !RunImage, etc. (upper
                   case filenames are a pain on the RPC with an outline font
                   in filer windows). The other is to uncompress !Boot,
                   !Sprite, GIF, TIF etc. files compressed with CFS which
                   don't take up any less disc space but slow up disc access
      !TimeLock  = Another hard disc protector, but only prevents access to
                   a directory between certain times. Intended to stop kids
                   getting into the Games directory at school when they
                   should be working, but I'm sure there are other uses
      !TreeMenu  ^ (Previously called TreemenHD) Provides a full hierachical
                   menu of a hard disc. Lots of features and seems very
                   good, although the instructions are a bit vague on some
                   points
      !TypeFind  = 2.00 Tries to work out the filetype of an untyped file
                   Can recognise lots of files


B299  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      Chinese    = 1.02  Billed as 'Chinese for RiscOS' by Luke Taylor.
                   Appears intended for teaching, and consists of two apps,
                   a flashcard tuition program and a text reader
      CO2effect  = Global warming simulation by Bandy Ridgwell. Can plot and
                   display likely effects of various greenhouse gases.
                   Results are shown graphically and can be saved. This is a
                   cut down demo version, the restrictions are that some
                   parameters are fixed and can't be varied. The full
                   version is available from the Author for the very modest
                   price of 10. Seems like a comprehensive simulation and a
                   very useful as a teaching aid
      !Fit       = Two programs by Mike Williams, FitLine and FitPower. They
                   try to fit the best straight line through a number of
                   points and the best power function to a number of points
                   respectively
      !Frank     = By Mike Goatly, who describes it as a 'non-intelligent
                   language learner'. It tries to learn about the order of
                   and relationships between words from sentences you type
      Journal    ^ Series of A5 Drawfiles that can be printed directly or
                   used in DTP documents. They provide ready made pages for
                   students to enter their homework
      !NetCtrl   = 1.15 By James Aylett, a network manager to help control a
                   network from a master computer
      NRA        = Series of Style/Publisher templates for NRA documents
                   Might save you a lot of work reinventing the wheel
      !SimNet    = 1.02 Complete network manager by Chris Corbett. Looks
                   like a very useful package. Main feature seems to be
                   extensive password management for groups of users. It's a
                   Shareware program and has good documentation
      !Cubic     = Program by Mike Williams to solve cubic equations
      !Funcy2    = 2.02 Very comprehensive program by Richard Blythe to plot
                   graphs of function
      !Graff     = 1.01 Program by Dave Thomas to display a graphical
                   representation of an equation
      !RPI       = Calculates the infalation of a price based upon the
                   Retail Price Index. Ths data included is from 1925 to
                   1990, but I have modified the program so it's now an
                   external text file so you can easily extend it
      PLUS       - A text file containing a comprehensive list of Imperial
                   weights and measures plus a series of geometric formula


B300  Internet Starter Pack. Contains all the programs you need for Internet
      connection using a SLIP connection. Lots of documentation, including
      FAQ's
      Supplied on two 800K or a single 1.6Mb disc


B301  -=-  More Internet tools  -=-
      !ArcWeb    ^ A Web browser which can translate HTML files
      !Webster   ^ 0.60 Another HML browser by Andrew Pullen. Very easy to
                   use
      HTMLtools  ^ Allows HTML pages to be created and edited in Impression
                   Style or Publisher


B302  -=-  Castles  -=-
      A series of pictures, including scanned photos, notes, and two Genesis
      apps aimed at NC Key Stage 3 History. It deals with various aspects of
      castles, construction, fighting, etc. plus a pictorial record of a
      visit to Lewes castle. Compiled by Jim Fanning of Tideway School, who
      hopes to add to it with visits to more castles

      Supplied on two 800K or a single 1.6Mb disc


B303  -=-  Music/Sound players and utilities  -=-
      !Compress  = 1.50 Sample compressor/decompressor by David Radford.
                   Helps reduce the amount of disc space taken by high
                   quality sound samples
      !DSymPlay  = Official Digital Symphony player from Oregan Software. If
                   you don't have the full program you need this (or an
                   equivalent) to play Digital Symphony tunes
      !Effex     = 1.03 Paul Mason's acclaimed sound sample player/editor.
                   Can cut and paste, mix, and add special effects
      !HDSamples : 0.87 Hard Drive Samples. A sound sample player that works
                   direct from disc so it doesn't tie up huge amounts of RAM
                   with large samples. Intended to work from a hard disc but
                   will work from any of drive, even over a network.
                   Includes is !HDSmerger which joins samples together
      !ITM       = Interactive Technologies Music System, desktop tracker
                   player
      !Liss      = 1.03 By Warner Hepping, displays Lissajoux figures
                   modulated by the voices playing
      !Oscillo   = Audio oscilloscope by Christian Ghezzi which displays
                   audio signals. Actually works by displaying the changing
                   contents of a preset memory location, so should be able
                   to work with most types of sound sampler (provided you
                   know which memory location to monitor)
      !Play      = 1.01 Appears to be a sample player (no instructions) by
                   John Sinclair
      !Q2Track   : 1.01 Cue to track, superior Protracker/Soundtracker
                   player. As well as the usual functions it has a (non
                   desktop) display of waverforms, VU meters, and lots of
                   other features, including 'user preferences' which can be
                   saved to disc. By Ian Scott and Lovell Fuller
      !SampleChk = Some ported sound samples don't have a length exactly
                   divisible by 4, which can cause them to crash. This tries
                   to fix the problem
      !STModFix  = Another program to fix problems in ported Soundtrackers
                   by Carl Declerck
      !TrackConv = 3.00 Converts Tracker files to other formats. eg. Amiga
                   Soundtracker to Archimedes Tracker, Coconizer to
                   Soundtracker
      !TrackCTRL = 2.00 Helps control a Soundtracker Module
      !Transpose = By Tony Gibson, lets you raise or lower the pitch of a
                   Soundtracker
      !Trk_Print = Gives a printout of a Tracker music file. Designed to
                   work with Epson MX-80 so should be OK with most 'Epson
                   compatible' printers
      !ULTrack   = Billed as 'the ultimate Tracker player'. I think that
                   might be just a little over the top but it does have lots
                   of features
      !YATI      = 2.99 'Yet Another Tracker Interface', a desktop front end
                   for the Tracker player module


B304  -=-  Second World War  -=-
      A collection of material relating to NC History, Key Stage 3, Study
      Unit 4, 20th Century World. It consists of a number of items, two
      Genesis apps, many illustrations and scanned phots of people and
      events, plus a good text file of the main events of the war years.
      Supplied highly compressed, and if you choose to de-arc it for use in
      class it will fill six 800K or three 1.6Mb discs.
      The Genesis Browser is included but may be removed if more material is
      added

                    3 x 800K for 3.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3.00



B306  -=-  The Alternative Way Of Life  -=-
      A huge philosophical quaisi-religious text by H.S.Aziz described as
      'presenting an alternative way of thinking and living'. It consists of
      a series of text files divided into ten 'books', and each of these is
      sub-divided into chapters

      On 3 x 800K or 2 x 1.6Mb discs, either costs just *** 3.00 ***


B307  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      3D_Utils   ^ 1.07 Module by Michel Grimminck to provide fast swi's for
                   drawing 3D graphics in 256 colour modes. As well as being
                   much faster than the OS (especially for dithered objects)
                   it has useful swi's to rotate and draw in perspective. As
                   these can be called from Basic it's possible to use
                   vector graphics without machine code. Good docs and a
                   demo app in Basic
      C++Lib     ^ Modified library for GNU C++ 2.4.5.with all ANSI C
                   library routines included as 'extern C' so they link
                   properly with code compiled using C++. I understand that
                   source code is available but is not included
      DrawFile   = The spec for the DrawFile Module with headers for C and
                   assembler in OSLib format
      Dynamite   ~ 1.15  Module from Straylight to provide a dynamic area in
                   the RMA for Modules to use without fragmentation. This
                   exists on the RPC but not other models. Dynamite creates
                   a dynamic area and a shifting heap which can be compacted
      FormEd     : 3.56 By Darren Salt, much improved version of the Risc
                   Squad's much improved version of Acorn's FormEd
      PopUps     ^ Module to provide a shared resource of windows for
                   desktop apps. These are the ones often used by Wimp tasks
                   (Info, SaveAs, Colour Picker, Print Dialogue, etc), so
                   they can be used by several tasks and not have to be
                   defined by each individually. Easy to use from any
                   language and with extensive documentation and demos
      !WinEd     ^ 2.74  Shareware template editor by Tony Houghton. At
                   least as good as TemplEd and possibly better. I haven't
                   got used to it yet but it does have some advantages. One
                   nice feature is Preview. This lets you play around with
                   it, click on the buttons, drag it about and scroll it,
                   without changing the definition, and saves you the
                   trouble of putting it back in its default setting before
                   saving the file. Good manual in text and Impression
                   Publisher format. All serious programmers should try it


B308  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !Backicon  : 1.00 By Sam Kington, adds functions to the Back icon.
                   Clicking ADJUST brings the window to the front, and
                   SHIFT-ADJUST, SHIFT-SELECT move it up and down the window
                   stack
      !GreySprte ^ Selection of sprites, most with a metalic look
      !Hello     ^ Makes your computer politely wish you Good Morning, Good
                   Afternoon or Good Evening when you switch on
      !Megaboard ^ 1.63 Enhanced backdrop for RPC only by Sham Gardner with
                   advantages over the standard one
      NewerBits  ^ Improved sprites for ChangeFSI, Style, Maestro, Printers,
                   plus some extra backdrop textures
      NewestLook : Complex desktop enhancer from Brian Bailey. Seems to
                   include a customised version of !NewLook as well as
                   improved sprites for other applications
      !NewGlass  ^ 1.01 Really nice high resolution hourglass by Andy
                   George. Much better than the standard Acorn offering
      NMicons    = Selection of icons from Nicholas Metcalfe for standard
                   resolution monitors
      !PinExtend : 1.14 Various improvements to the standard pinboard by
                   Andrew Berry
      !Resource  : By Terry Adams, lets you put files into the Resource
                   filing system and also 'rip out' resource data
      !TempOut   : 1.30 By Chris Gilbert, modifies ROMApps3D app in !NewLook
                   to save RAM
      !Widget    : Collection of various peoples work. Lets you personalise
                   the RFS amongst other things


B309  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !MakeNewer : Installer for !NewerLook, also contains the complete
                   !NewerLook application
      KillScreen : Kills the standard RO3 startup screen and can issue a CLI
                   command to run one of your own if you wish
      !Resizer   : Useful utility by Nick Jarman to add Resize icons to
                   every corner of a window so you can expand/contract it in
                   any direction instead of just the bottom RH corner
      !ToolBar   : User-configurable utility to add a Toolbar to most
                   applications that don't have one


B310  !NC-100    ^ 0.23 Serial link for Amstrad NC100 notebook computer. Can
                   also print via the Acorn printer and convert between
                   Amstrad Address Book files and CSV, Tab or plain text
      !ACHSave   : 1.01 Useful screen saver by Andrew Heckford. Doesn't take
                   much RAM and can fall back to the standard RO3 blanker if
                   there isn't enough RAM for it to work
      !Agenda    = 4.2 Nice desktop diary from Raffaele Ferrigno
      !Artist2   = Non desktop painting program with features like
                   polygon/circle/rectangle/arc and line drawing, text
                   insertion, spraycan etc
      !CLIguard  = Lets you inspect and get help from Modules if you are one
                   of those people who are terrified of leaving the desktop
      !FontCtrl  : Good multi-directory font app. by Alisdair McDiarmid.
                   Lets you have up to ten font directories. Unlike some
                   it's easy to install
      !Fonter    = Helps adjust spacing between letters in a font. Useful if
                   you have converted a PC font and letters are not
                   correctly spaced
      !HourExt   : 1.10 By Sam Kington, adjusts the Hourglass colours if the
                   palette changes
      !InfoFile  = Gives Info about files and directories
      !Mortgage  = Calculates your monthly mortgage payments
      !RTFReader ^ 2.00 Extracts text from a RTF (Ritch Text Format)
                   document
      !RTFWriter ^ 1.1 Converts a plain text file to RTF
      !ShowFile  = Program By Andrew Berry to display files using *Type,
                   *List and *Dump commands
      !Sloth     = Useful module by Sham Gardner to slow up the computer
      SpacePaint = Not particularly brilliant but very easy to use non wimp
                   painting program. Probably ideal for kids
      !TextInfo  = 1.12 Gives info about text files, counts number of
                   characters, words, sentences and lines
      !TidyApp   = If you hate those people who use upper case filenames you
                   will probably like this. It tidies up standard filenames
                   eg. !RUN to !Run, !BOOT to !Boot etc
      !WhichFont : Simple app by A.R.Miskin to add font directories to the
                   Font Path


B312  !Dilo      = 1.20  Spanish language tutor by Mike Smith (Dis-Le and
                   Sprich). Like the others it uses sampled speech


B313  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !FrVb_Test = French Verb Test by Graham Campbell. Non desktop program
                   that asks for French translations of English verbs. Not
                   fancy but works well. Not much data with the program but
                   the questions are text files so you can add to them
      !VerbMast  : 1.52 Comprehensive program by Nigel Caplan which displays
                   verbs in a desktop window. New version has German as well
                   as French verbs
      !Vokabel   = I think this is a German language tutor but as all the
                   instructions are in 'foreign'....
      !Numbers   = 1.22 Program by Richard Sharpe for messing about with
                   numbers
      !Tables    = 1.20 Again by Richard Sharpe, very good desktop Tables
                   practice program. Draws a grid with numbers along each
                   axis and you fill in the answers. Keeps a log of results
      PLUS       - A text file on Imperial measurement for people who have
                   forgotten (or never learned) what furlongs, acres, etc
                   are. With useful formulae for calculating areas and
                   volumes


B314  -=-  MIDI programs  -=-
      To use these you will need a MIDI Podule
      !ArcMidi   = 0.22 MIDI sequencer by L.Frederiks. All functions not yet
                   implimented
      !MIDISequ  = MIDI sequencer by Tony Gibson. Looks like a very useful
                   program
      !Music2Tex = By Chris Stretch, translates Maestro files to TeX
      !NoMIDIc   = 0.24 I have no idea what this does, except that it's
                   something to do with MIDI and it's by Keith Parks. If the
                   Author can't be bothered to describe his own work...
      !SY77Link  = 1.10 By Cristian Ghezzi, lets you transfer voices between
                   computer and a Yamaha SY77 or compatible synthesyzer
      SY77Voices = A colletion of over 60 voices for the Yamaha SY77
                   compiled by Cristian Ghezzi


B315  !65HostExt = Extensions to Acorn's !65Host BBC Emulator to make it
                   easier to set up sideways ROM/RAM
      !BasConv   = By J.Harston, converts between standard BBC Basic, Z80/PC
                   format BBC Basic and text
      Config+    : Program by Sam Kington to add various other options to
                   the standard !Configure program
      !CurlBack  ~ Application launcher by William Waghorn. When you put the
                   mouse pointer in the TL corner of the screen a menu
                   appears with your most commomly used files/apps
      !DrawPersp ^ 1.30 Much improved version of Robert Seago's 'ThreeDee'
                   program for drawing in perspective. With examples
      !LoadImage : Just displays a sprite in a window
      !Palette   : 1.45 Enhanced version of Acorn's Palette utility by James
                   Ponder with lots of extra features - shows current Mode
                   number, contrast and brightness controls, up to 16
                   palettes available, modes selected with hotkeys,
                   screensaver, etc
      ReduceDrag : 1.10 By Oliver Betts, lets you cancel a Wimp Drag with
                   Escape. Includes source code in Basic Assembler so you
                   can modify it
      !Shutdown+ : 1.40 Enhancement of the standard Shutdown sequence which
                   offers the option of a full re-boot instead of just a
                   restart
      !SmallTask : Alternative Task Window by Thomas Newcomb that sends
                   output to a sprite instead of a textfile so most VDU
                   commands work
      !Start     : 1.2 Application from Raffaele Ferrigno to start up tasks.
                   Ideally should be run from !Boot app on a hard disc
      !TextPrint = Simple program to print a text file by sending it
                   character by character to the printer
      !Usr_Sel   = 1.11 Another directory-opener file-selector by James
                   Aylett. Not very sophisticated but quite ueful
      !Z80Tube   ^ 4.00 From J.G.Harston, complete Z80 second processor
                   emulator. Works like 65Tube. Extras include a Z80
                   disassembler. On a RPC this seems to run a lot faster
                   than the original second proc so it should be pretty
                   quick on any ARM 3 machine and adequate on ARM 2
      !TXT2Text  ^ Yet another apps to convert between text files with
                   CR/LF's and LF's only


B316  -=-  Churches  -=-
      Collection of Genesis applications, pictures and text files from Jim
      Fanning relating to History, Key Stage 3. Study Unit 1. Includes
      material about medieval churches and abbeys, a 'walk through' guide to
      Southease church in East Susses, and a guided tour of Battle Abbey

      On four 800K discs for 4.00 or two 1.6Mb discs for 3.00


B317  -=-  Star Trek info  -=-
      Text files of info about Star Trek. No pictures, no graphics, just
      over 1Mb of text, from the original series to DS9. Includes a list of
      episodes with a synopsis and credits for each series, movie guide,
      various episode lists and other info, and a complete list of ALL the
      actors who ever appeared in ANY Star Trek episode or film

                    vaj tlhIngan Hol Dajatlh 'e' DaneH

      I'm sure you will know that means "So you want to speak Klingon", but
      if you didn't, but do, there's even a FAQ file on the Klingon language
      with info on how to get books/tapes for those interested


B318  -=-  !Zap  1.35  -=-
      Superb text editor from Dominic Symes. Don't worry if you don't have a
      hard disc - most of this disc is full of extras, you don't need it all
      to make it work!. In my opinion superior to StrongEd. Supports Basic,
      good undo, learn facility, handles tabs sensibly, runs programs, most
      functions (including keys) user configurable, etc, etc. So many
      features I won't attempt to list them. Can even edit files in
      byte/word format or show them as disassembled code and act as a disc
      sector editor. Very fast. Can edit Basic programs as a text file,
      colour in Basic and 'C' modes, and each type of file can have its own,
      user defineable, mode. THE text editor for Acorn. Now has a large
      choice of bitmap fonts for you to select from. These are especially
      useful in hi-res screen modes as they're easier to construct (tools
      are included) and faster than painted fonts. Fully RPC compatible and
      makes use of the additional features available on new architecture
      machines. Can load extension modules 'on the fly' so you don't have to
      load ones you don't often use until you want them.
      Now fully S/A compatible.

      Zap has grown so to get it onto a single 800K disc some alternative
      template files and fonts and 3rd party extensions are omitted.

      As an alternative to the single 800K disc the program with these
      missing bits can be supplied on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs

                    NOTE - See also the later version (1.40) on B458



B319  -=- Programming Utilities -=-
      !TemplEd   ^ 1.32 Template editor. I would have said the best, though
                   you should also take a look at !WinEd on B307. As well as
                   letting you choose the templates you want to edit from a
                   list it has a statistics window giving info about them
                   (including size of indirected data) plus grid lock which
                   makes lining up icons easier. When creating/editing icons
                   you select features from a window instead of going
                   through all those menus. Lots of keyboard shortcuts and
                   supports Interface, MenuUtils etc.
      !Blib II   ^ 1.07 Basic Library manager. Comes with a set of
                   libraries, full docs and an example program. The Author
                   describes it as 'a sort of Basic linker' as unlike the
                   normal Basic Library it only appends the routines
                   required to the 'core' program. An essential utility for
                   the Basic programmer
      SAsm       ^ 1.74  Multi-File ARM code Macro Assembler. Comprehensive
                   manual on disc and examples. Macro's and symbol xref and
                   can be run from the RMA as a Module. Registered version
                   allows use of an external macro library. Can produce an
                   assembler listing file and sorted lists of labels and the
                   duplicate label list can be sent to files. Can now access
                   previous or next sets of Local lables. Includes a new
                   Desktop front end
      !BackThrow = 'throwback backthrower', ie. takes files created by the
                   DDE throwback system and feeds them back to the DDE Utils
                   module so you can break off in the middle of compiling a
                   large program and continue later
      !Utils     = DDE utility to allow use of OS commands in the desktop
      !ShowText  = Simple program by Adrew Heckford to display a text file
                   in a desktop window. Intended for PD programmers etc, for
                   'Help' files but also useful for users of 1Mb or 2Mb
                   machines if they're running out of RAM and don't have
                   enough left to load Edit to read a file
      !KillTask  = Aid for Wimp programmers. If a task goes into some sort
                   of infinite loop and locks up the system (this couldn't
                   happen to you, could it...?) press CTRL-ALT-DEL and the
                   current task is killed, returning control without RESET
      Adhesive   ^ Useful tool by George Taylor which lets you share code
                   between programs. Procedures are grouped into 'objects'
                   rather like the Shared C Lbrary. You could do something
                   similar by writeing a Service Module, but Adhesive
                   objects are faster (no SWI decoding) and easier to
                   construct and expand
      !PollMask  : By Ian Scott, one of those little tools you always meant
                   to write, but somehow never had the time. It just
                   calculates the mask required for Wimp_Poll
      PaneDemo   : By Ian Jeffray of Risc Developments, a demo in clearly
                   commented Basic of how to use Panes in desktop windows.
                   This isn't very well described in the PRM's and I've seem
                   many badly constructed windows that fall apart on hi-res
                   screens
      !FormEd    = 2.87 Modification of Acorns FormEd by the Risc Squad.
                   Main advance over Acorn's version is you select templates
                   from a menu instead of having them splattered all over
                   the screen


B320  CodeMaker= Application by Frank Lyonnet of ARM's TECH. Given a Mode 13
                   sprite it produces code to display it. This code is a
                   textfile in AAsm format, designed to be assembled and
                   linked with C, etc. but as it's a textfile you could
                   convert it to Basic Assembler
      GRS programming language - An object oriented language which supports
                   metaclasses and meta level programming in an incremental
                   environment
      !AForth    = Forth compiler by Mads Meisner-Jensen. Looks quite good
                   Some documentation but familiarity with the language is
                   assumed
      !PascalS   : Port of the Pascal S compiler/interpretter. Almost no
                   docs (although source code is included) and appears to to
                   be unattributed


B321  -=-  Southease  -=-
      Three disc set from Jim Fanning of Tideway School. Mainly compiled by
      the pupils, it relates to NC History, Key Stage 3, Medieval Realms. It
      concerns vists to Southease and contains material relating this to a
      study of a Doomsday village. There are scanned photos, plus several
      Genesis applications
      NB - Because of lack of space the 800K version does NOT contain the
      Genesis Browser so you will need a copy if you don't already have it
      (see B263). It is included with the HD version

                    On 3 x 800K for 3.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3.00


B322  -=-  Comms/BBS/Email utilities  -=-
      !AT7Nums   = By Paul Welbank, converts newer ArcTerm7 phone files into
                   text files so you can make a printed list, etc
      CipherEngine 0.66 Comprises Cipher Engine/!Suremail by David Seery. A
                   Module which both encrypts and compresses files in a form
                   suitable for EMail. Uses 'digital signatures' for file as
                   a tamper check
      !Gopher    : A 'first attempt' at a Gopher client by Anthony Frost
      !ModemHack : By C.Syntichatkis, a variety of useful items to speed up
                   processes while connected to the Internet
      MPack      = Two modules, MPack and MUnpack, for encodeing/decoding
                   files in MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
                   format. Can also work with split uuencoded format
      !NetReader : 0.10 By Paul Vigay, an app. for offline reading of
                   usenet/EMail messages
      !Rap       = This appears to be a comms program by David Caughley. I
                   say 'appears' as the Author provides no instructions, and
                   then calls it 'Shareware'. I suspect there just might be
                   a shortage of registrations! Still, it looks useful so it
                   might be worth a try
      !Signature : 1.04 Program which uses Public Key encryption to sign and
                   check signatures attached to EMail so you can validate
                   them and ensure that they haven't been altered
      !Term93    : 2.00  TNC driver and terminal from by W,N,Rodger
      !uuexplode = Uudecoder based on UNIX kiss 1.0, ported to the Arc by
                   Martin Glanvill. Includes C source


B323  -=-  Printing utilities  -=-
      !Ctzn_120D ^ Old(ish) program by AMF to insert codes into a textfile
                   to use effects like bold, italic, underline, super/sub-
                   script etc. with a Citizen 120D printer. There are still
                   lots of these around but the program has been written so
                   it can easily be modified to work with other printers
      !Cvrt      ^ 2.01 By Terje Larsen, converts a textfile from one
                   alphabet to another. Useful for 'Acornising' files
                   imported from PC's, Mac's, etc. It's table driven, and
                   conversions are provided for several sets, but the table
                   is a textfile with a full explanation of how it's made up
                   so you can make your own tables
      !DrawPrint ^: 1.01 By James McQueen a utility to view/print Drawfiles
      !FanFold   ^: By Andrew Ayre, ensures textfiles aren't printed over
                   the perforations of fanfold paper. Also lets you set top
                   and bottom margins. This is done by line counting so it
                   works with any printer and paper size
      !LC10codes ^ Simple and useful idea. Creates lots of Data files which
                   contain codes to switch printer effects on and off. These
                   are set for the LC10, but you can make your own for any
                   DM printer. When writing text in !Edit etc. just drag one
                   of these to the Edit window and the code is inserted into
                   the text at the cursor. Crude but effective!
      !OnePrint  ^ Simple (and again rather crude) program to print a short
                   piece of text on a DM printer. Main use would be for
                   addressing an envelope, printing a label or memo etc
      !Pantone   ^ These are files for Artworks which create a list of
                   professional Pantone or TruMatch spot colours
      !TextMax   ^ By Colin McEwan, another text only printer driver. It's
                   set up for the Star LC200. Unfortunately the Author has
                   written a manual full of witty (!?) comments and very
                   little info and used the WimpExt modules so it might be a
                   bit awkward to alter
      !RiScript  : Postscript previewer. Can display most PS files and save
                   the display as a Drawfile. Looks like a potentially
                   useful tool, but the documentation is pathetic, and I
                   don't have time to try it extensively
      PLUS printer drivers for BJ-130 and Stylus Colour


B324  !awd       ^ Archimedes Window Dump. Grabs the window the pointer is
                   over as a sprite with a 'hot key' combination
      !DataSuite = Not an application but a resource for use with the
                   DataSuite system. Provides additional facilities for use
                   with the DataVox system
      !DesKeys   ^ Puts a large window on screen representing the keyboard.
                   Clicking on a 'key' has the same effect as pressing the
                   key. Misses out function keys and numeric keypad but
                   would probably be useful for someone who was handicapped
                   as it would let them 'type' using the mouse. Works on RPC
                   but assumes old keyboard layout
      !Family    ^:2.17 Nice geneology program by Denis Howe. Quite
                   comprehensive. The whole tree is shown in a window and
                   clicking on any name opens another window showing notes
                   on that person. Various print and display options. Looks
                   very easy to use. Can accept data in GEDCOM format. Comes
                   with an example tree and tools for handling GEDCOM files
      !PhonNotes ^ Simple program by Ben Carter to help you do what it says,
                   make a quick note when you are on the phone
      !RapidKeys ^ Another desktop function key program. Keys are placed
                   vertically down the RH side of the screen. Several are
                   provided but as they are textfiles you can make your own
                   for any task
      !rsynth    ^ This is (or so it says!) a text to speech translator
                   based on a klatt synthesizer. It does work (eventually)
                   but I don't think it will be of serious use as it is.
                   However it contains a lot of material that may be useful
                   to someone who wants to develop it further
      !ShortCuts ^ 1.05 Multi-purpose desktop utility by Jon Henning
                   Bergane. Lots of features, key shortcuts (including ALT
                   keys), mode selector, play Tarcker/DS tunes, notepad,
                   mouse speed, sound on/off, and others
      !WimpDDLI  ^ Billed as 'an implementation of the Duniho and Duniho
                   Life Pattern Indicator' which can '..indicate your Myers-
                   Briggs type'. In other words, it's one of those multiple
                   choice question thingies that purport to tell you what
                   type of person you are but actually indicate what sort of
                   person the one who set the questions is
      !Windower  ^ By Felix Andrew, lets you move windows up and down the
                   stack, resize them, close them, etc. by using various
                   keys instead of the mouse
      !Xhelp     ^ Simple 'hypertext' reader from Dirk-Willem van Gulik. Not
                   the best I've seen but easy to use and simple to write
                   your own texts. Might be useful in schools or similar for
                   creating help texts for programs etc


B325  -=-  GNU Scheme  -=-
      Version 4e1 of the GNU Scheme interpreter. Includes various additional
      bits and pieces with some Acorn extensions and demos, plus extensions
      for Turtle graphics. Also included is JACAL, a symbolic algebra
      package designed to work with GNU Scheme. I don't know anything about
      Scheme but anticipate that, like most GNU ports, it will be powerful
      and comprehensive


B326  GNUstGNU   Smalltalk v 1.1.1 Billed as a 'reasonably faithful
            implementation of Smalltalk-80'. Includes a tutorial which,
            though it assumes familiarity with computer languages, would
            enable anyone to use the program
      !Forthmacs  Nice looking Forth compiler from Hanno Schwalm. Good
            tutorial which dosn't assume previous knowledge of Forth. Seems
            to have lots of features, including a debugger


B327  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      !ArmBob    = 1.03 Port by G.C.Wraith of David Betz's Bob 1.5, an
                   object-oriented language with syntax similar to C++.
                   Intended as an 'easy introduction' to OOP for people
                   experienced with C or Basic. As it's designed as a
                   teaching tool documentation is good
      !ArmMUL    = By Dean Sivell, uses shifts and adds to produce
                   multiplication. C source code is included and it would be
                   useful to include these routines in your own code for
                   fixed multiplication
      !FDA       = DDE file disassembler
      Formula    = The description says 'it generates Macro-assembler code
                   from high level-language-like Commands, which are
                   embedded in other Macro-assembler code'. Documentation is
                   *very* vague, and it seems to need the TLA assembler to
                   compile code (see B209)
      !OC        = DDE utility to remove comments and whitespace from C
                   source. The resulting code is almost unreadable, but
                   compiles OK. Probably useful if you have limited disc
                   space (but keep the original!)
      Shell Library  Library of C routines by Julian Smith to make it easier
                   to produce arrays, bar graphs, text, etc. in windows.
                   Intended for use with Desklib. Full source is provided so
                   it might be possible to modify it to use other libraries
      Short      = Simple program by Sam Kington to compact messages by
                   using the Risc OS internal dictionary
      StubsHack  = Redirects calls to malloc, realloc, calloc, free etc to
                   your own routines at runtime. Useful for debugging.
                   Includes HeapGraph which makes the program send info
                   about memory allocation calls to a file. Source included
      !BugView   = 0.65 App by Nick van Someren with a library of routines
                   which you can add to your C code. The main application
                   then displays debugging info via Wimp messages
      !Peek      = Another DDE disassembler


B328  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      !asm05 and !asm11 = Cross-assemblers based on Motorola Freeware
            assemblers for 68HC05 and 65HC11 processors. They need DDE Utils
            to work properly but can be used from the CLI without it. With C
            source and full docs for the originals but limited Acorn docs
            and some examples. The complete DOS versions are also included
      VIM   2.00 Port of UNIX VIM text editor. I can't think of a reason why
            anyone would want it, but if someone spent all that time porting
            it I suppose they must have thought it worth the trouble!
      Utils  Series of utilities ported from GNU/BSD by Alun Jones

                 apropos  - search the whatis database for strings
                 basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
                 cat      - concatenate files and print to standard output
                 cksum    - checksum and count the bytes in a file
                 comm     - compare two sorted files line by line
                 csplit   - split file into sections determined by context
                 cut      - remove sections from each line of files
                 dirname  - strip filename suffix from pathname
                 expand   - convert tabs to spaces
                 expr     - evaluate expressions
                 fold     - wrap each input line to fit in specified width
                 head     - output the first part of files
                 join     - join lines of two files on a common field
                 logname  - print user's login name
                 man      - format and display the on-line manual pages
                 more     - file perusal filter for crt viewing
                 nl       - number lines of files
                 od       - dump files in octal and other formats
                 paste    - merge lines of files
                 pr       - convert text files for printing
                 printf   - format and print data
                 sleep    - delay for a specified amount of time
                 sort     - sort lines of text files
                 split    - split a file into pieces
                 sum      - checksum and count the blocks in a file
                 tac      - concatenate and print files in reverse
                 tail     - output the last part of files
                 tr       - translate or delete characters
                 tar      - GNU tar, version 1.11.2
                 tty      - print the path of the terminal connected to
                            standard input
                 unexpand - convert spaces to tabs
                 uniq     - remove duplicate lines from a sorted file
                 wc       - print the number of bytes, words, and lines in
                             files
                 yes      - output a string repeatedly until killed


B329  -=-  Music programs  -=-
      !au2snd    ^ Program by Jason Howat to convert uLaw samples to
                   Armadeus format. With C source
      !ClownPlay ^ 0.21 Desktop player for Coconizer tunes by Gareth Boden
                   Works OK, but the control window looks like something
                   copied from an A***a, ugh!
      !Flux      ^ 1.30 Billed as a 'sound to light display' this program by
                   Peter Knight plays DSym or Tracker/Protracker files and
                   displays nice graphics effects in time to the music
      !ITM       ^ Interactive Technologies Music System. Fairly standard
                   desktop Tracker player with lots of controls
      MusicSDP   ^ 1.01 By James Ponder, some quite nice graphics displays
                   in time to any music that is playing
      !OT2       ^ 1.51 Octa Track. Looks like a desktop music editor, but
                   no instructions and no address for the Author. Seems to
                   work on a RPC but owing to aforesaid lack of info I can't
                   try it properly. It's a Wimp program so it should be easy
                   to find out how it works. Comes with lots of sample tunes
                   and voices and info on the format used for the tunes
      !SmartCD   ^ 1.13  CD player with lots of features. As well as
                   playing/cataloguing audio CD's it can play the music from
                   many games CD's
      SOX        ^ SOund eXchange. CLI driven PC port. Converts sound
                   samples between different formats. Handles Sound Blaster,
                   .VOC, IRCAM, SUN .au, DEC .au, AIFF, HCOM, Soundtool, and
                   more. Can carry out various other operations on the
                   files. Documentation is a bit cryptic as it's not
                   'Acornised', but understandable. With C source


B330  -=-  Printers 1.28c  -=-
      Another version of !Printers. Better support for hi-res colour for RPC
      users. There are drivers for some newer printers, eg. Stylus 800,
      800+, Stylus colour, Deskjet 550, 550C (not for use on A5000 for some
      reason), some additional Laserjet models (eg. new drivers for the
      popular 4L/4M series)


B331  -=-  Graphics  -=-
      !GIF->JPG  : GIF to JPEG file converter
      !JPG->GIF  : And the other way
      Morpher    : !MorphDes and !MorphRun by Jason Howat. These can perform
                   2D morphing and produce Acorn Replay files. Unfortunately
                   no instructions or examples
      !Morpheus  = Morphing program by Henrik Pedersen which produces a
                   sequence from two 256 colour spritefiles. This is a cut-
                   down version of the full program which has lots of
                   additional features, but it is functional
      !Spr2Jpeg  = 1.07 Sprite <> JPEG conversion program by David Rodgman.
                   Needs ChangeFSI, and of course later versions can operate
                   with JPEG files anyway
      !ViewObj   ~ 1.00 A fast 3d object viewing program
      !Ray3D     ^ 2.00 By Robert Taylor, a development of the program that
                   appeared in Archimedes World last year. Has a graphical
                   front end which creates a file for the RayShade program
                   (also supplied) so it's very easy to create complex 3D
                   images without needing to write complex scripts. Probably
                   not as powerful as POV but *much* easier to use


B332  -=-  Disc and File utilities  -=-
      !2048      ^ 1.10 Counts disc space used by a directory, taking
                   account of the directory itself and the sector size of
                   the disc
      !CAIFS     ^ 1.44 Archive filing system by Daniel Oram. Fairly
                   comprehensive and quite fast. Not quite as easy to use as
                   !ArcFS (you create the archive first and then compress
                   it) but seems to work reasonably well, and with a
                   registration fee of 10 it's cheaper than ArcFS or
                   SparkFS, although I have had some problems. Not as good
                   as ArcFS for commercial purposes but might be worth
                   considering for personal use
      !CataDir2  ^ 1.01 Creates a textfile of the contents of a directory
      !CD_Type   ^ By Martin Sperl, modified by Mike Martin, patches CDFS to
                   show lots more DOS files as equivalent Acorn filetypes
      !Cypher    ^ 2.00 File scrambler, useful if you want to keep your
                   files safe from prying eyes
      !DeepCopy2 ^ Disc copier
      !Director  ^ 0.21 Nice tool by Nick Craig-Wood to create menus of
                   commands and icons. Lots of features and worth trying,
                   especially if you have a complex HD structure
      !DiscStor  ^ 1.20 Similar to many HD application launchers except it's
                   designed to be used with floppy discs
      !DragCom   ^ Carries out the required command on a file or files
      !FileTypes ^ 3.06 A sort of database of hundreds of filetypes. Drag a
                   file to the icon and, if it understands it, it will tell
                   you all about it
      !FishFS    ^ 3.02 Directory-opener by Phil Norman. Puts icons on the
                   icon bar which can be opened by clicking on them. Easy to
                   customise
      FloppyBoot ^ 1.00 Utility by Raoul Sargent to let hard disc users boot
                   from a floppy disc if there's one in the drive, rather
                   like DOS. If there's no disc in drive :0 it boots as
                   normal. Useful if you want to change your boot sequence
                   for a particular application or for debugging
      !HardCopy  ^ 2.03 Simple backup utility from Phil Norman
      !LongRead  ^ 0.44 Very useful program by Ben Harris to display a
                   textfile in a window. Main advantage is it doesn't load
                   the whole file but just caches part of it, so you can
                   read files which are too big to fit into RAM
      !MultiBoot ^ By Phil Norman, lets you have lots of alternative Boot
                   sequences by holding down different keys
      OpenFiles  ^ Simple utility to give info about all open files and lets
                   you close any you don't want open
      !ProCopy   ^ 2.59  The best multiple disc copier. Will do everything
                   you want to make lots of copies of a disc. Can format,
                   verify, save disc images to your hard disc, operate in
                   single tasking or background modes, load disc images from
                   a menu, etc. Works with Acorn 640K, 800K or 1.6mb and DOS
                   720K and 1.44Mb and 1.7Mb. If you are running a club or
                   user group and can't afford a 2000+ autocopier this not
                   merely useful, it's absolutely essential Fully registered
                   version available - see Commercial cat. Can now work as a
                   continuous disc formatter for Acorn or DOS discs and
                   'dump' a disc to the RAMdisc or 'grab' the RAMdisc as a
                   disc image, which makes updating and maintaining
                   distribution discs much easier
      !QSetup    ^ Another program to give you a choice of boot sequences
      !RAMstore  ^ 1.02 By Andrew Berry, saves the contents of your RAM disc
                   when you shut down and reloads it when you boot. The
                   disadvantage of this compared with RAMdisc on B298 is
                   that it takes up a place on the icon bar, though it does
                   seem slightly better
      !Shredder  ^ File destroyer by Peter Jones. When files are deleted the
                   data is still on the disc, but this program overwrites it
                   as a security precaution if it's something you don't want
                   anyone else to be able to recover
      !Yermassa  ^ Billed as 'yet another filetype setter to clutter up your
                   icon bar' by Franz Philipps. Actually, it's rather good,
                   lets you select the type you want from a large menu and
                   the app. icon shows the type the file will be changed to


B333  !ARMcache  ^ Displays and toggles the state of the ARM3/600/700 cache
      !BackLoad  : Continues the !Boot sequence as a background task
      BogoMIPS   ^ Measures machines speed in Bogo MIPS. Of great interest
                   to the 'my computer is better than your computer' mob but
                   no good to anyone else. Still, it does come with C source
      !Deep4All  : Displays 24bpp 'deep' sprites on non-RPC machines
      !DeskMen   ^ 2.01 DeskMenu by Ian Clark. User definable menu system
                   which ;ets you have up to 256 menus, each of which can
                   have up to 256 items
      !DrawCat   : 1.10 Makes a printed catalogue of a clip art collection
                   (no, I haven't any plans to use it on the APDL discs!)
      !EaziEdit  = Another application menu/launcher
      !FreeRMA   = Tries to free up RAM in the RMA
      !Journal   ^ 1.06 Desktop diary from Robert Seago
      NoError    ^ Module to automatically remove an error message from
                   screen after five seconds to save you wearing yourself
                   out pressing RETURN or clicking OK
      !PostCalc  ^ Meant to calculate the postage cost of a packet but it's
                   out of date and has a few bugs. However, if you do need
                   it you may be able to alter the rates as they're in DATA
                   statements near the start of the program
      !PrintEmul = Tries to display a file created by PrinterDM when it
                   printed a graphics file
      !RMbroom   = Another program to try to tidy up the RMA
      ScanMemory = Scans all available RAM and reports the location of the
                   main areas, fragmentation etc. It *just* works on the RPC
                   but makes too many assumptions to work properly
      !TaskLog   ^ 1.01 By Graham Crow, keeps a log of how long you spend
                   using tasks. Useful for professionals, especially writers
      !TextForm  ^ Text file formatter by Briam Widdas
      !YouWhat2  ^ No, I don't know why it's called that, but people who use
                   'Help' file readers instead of putting the instructions
                   in a nice text file can't be expected to be rational This
                   inserts messages into the keyboard buffer and was
                   intended for inserting a 'signing off' message with a
                   modem, but you could probably find other uses for it
      !ZoomChars ^ Another variation on the !Chars theme by Neil Walker


B334  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      AnimateHG  ^ Series of animated hourglasses by Dave Parr
      BootMenu   : As the name suggests, offers a choice of Boot sequences
      !CoolSwtch : 1.05 Lets you switch between tasks with ALT-TAB rather
                   like Windows
      !DragIcons : Another app to enable solid drags
      !FinalLook ~ Gives solid drags, anti-aliased fonts, marbled windows,
                   and perhaps other things, but the Author, Matthew
                   Godbolt, can't be bothered to say what it does so why
                   should I?
      !Iconiser  ^ Replacement iconiser (surprise!) by Peter Burwood. Main
                   advantage is it puts the icons on the RH side of the
                   screen so they don't vanish below all the other windows
      !IconThang ^ Lots of odds and ends. Auto switch from lo/hi res sprites
                   on Mode change, display time and free RAM, launch tasks
      !Judith    ^ 1.43 Another iconiser replacement, this one puts all the
                   icons in a scrollable window
      !NewIBar   : Gives a flashy marbled icon bar on pre-RO3.5 machines
      !Pebbled   ^ Some rather nice pebbled 3D icons by Peter Eastwood - the
                   only trouble is there are no small ones
      RPCBoot    ^ User configurable !Boot replacement for the RPC
      WelshRsrc  ^ A set of Welsh language resources so all the main apps
                   can have menus and messages in Welsh
      !Windows   ^ Two sets of tool sprites by David Parr


B335  -=-  Screen utilities  -=-
      !MakeModes ^ Acorn's mode creator for the RPC
      !Saviour   ~ Simple screen saver which displays a starfield when on
      !SmallSave ^ 1.15 A 'small, fast, screensaver' by Andrew berry. Works
                   OK and doesn't hog too much RAM or use a place on the
                   iconbar
      !UniMode2  : 2.00 Looks like a very comprehensive screen mode creator.
                   Extensive documentation, not only for the program but
                   also for the VIDC, including lots of stuff from the PRM's
      !MultiEmul = 1.01 Displays a hi res sprite on a lo res monitor


B336  Port of the Free Software Foundation ADA translator and interpreter
      based on version 1.11.2. Ported by Peter Burwood. Includes library and
      DDE controls. Extensive documentation but refers mainly to the UNIX
      version, though there's quite a bit of Acorn specific stuff as well


B337  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      DRWimp     = Series of Basic programming aids and a library of
                   routines from Andrew Ayre
      !DisasmAOF ^ By George Saliaris, a disassembler for AOFs which
                   produces output in Objasm format. Useful for finding out
                   why some bits of your C program run like a snail
      extASM     : Extended Assembler. Useful Shareware package which can
                   also assemble to AOF format
      ExtBas     ^ Module by Adrian Lees to patch Basic in RO3.1 and RO3.5
                   to add FP and ARM 610/700 instructions to the Basic
                   assembler
      !FormExpnd ^ 1.10 Alters a template file so it can be loaded by your
                   program and, instead of all the windows being created,
                   you can create them only when they are needed and delete
                   ones no longer required
      !ModJoiner ^ 1.10 By Ian Jeffray, lets you join Modules together so
                   you can load them all with a single command
      !MsgCheck  ^ 1.00 Checks message files for token repetition
      ShadowLib  ^ Nice Basic library by Simon Osborne to produce a 'shadow'
                   behind a window while it's being dragged
      Strings    ^ Tries to display any text strings in a file. Useful for
                   finding messages in code
      !TaskFront ^ Sits on the icon bar and Runs programs dragged to it in a
                   Task Window so you can use all those old utilities
                   without having to set directories etc.
      !TemplRip  ^ 1.00 Grabs windows and local sprites from an application
                   Can save a lot of time when designing your own
      Trapdoor   ^ Simple but effective algorithm for creating passwords
      ZRegister  ^ Module by John Kortink. Tasks 'register' use of a Module
                   and when none are using it the Module is deleted, freeing
                   space in the RMA. This can't be done by the task as it
                   won't know if another task is using the Module


B338  -=-  Printers 1.53  -=-
      Latest version of !Printers from Acorn, offered as a new disc and not
      an update of !Printers 1.28 as some older applications won't work
      properly with later versions of !Printers so I want to keep earlier
      ones available
      Has support for Cannon BJC and BJC4100 and reintroduces small halftone
      printing after its removal from v1.52.
      Patch to improve printing on Pre RO3.7 machines added Jan 97
      New drivers for Stylus Colour 400/500/600/800 added May 97


B339  -=-  Battle of hastings  -=-
      Lots of material collected by Jim Fanning on the subject of the battle
      of Hastings. Includes scanned photos, with several of parts of the
      Bayeux tapestry, maps, a Genesis application (browser included) and
      some textfiles of notes and information. Aimed at NC Key Stage 2 or 3

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B340  -=-  Scouts on Camp  -=-
      Two genesis applications, lots of pictures, and some scout-related
      stories. Also includes the compilation 'Joining the Cubs' previously
      on B292. All put together by Jim Fanning of the 1st Peachaven &
      Telscombe Cliff Group. (Genesis Browser included)

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B341  -=-  MyWorld Screens  -=-
      Over forty screens from Philip Whittaker on a variety of educational
      themes plus some Xmas related material and a series of worksheets to
      help with maths work from Dave Walsh


B342  GNUplot    ^ 3.4 The famous interactive function plotting program This
                   is an extremely powerful (though not very user friendly)
                   package, and I am sure that most people who need it will
                   have experience of it on other platforms
      !AGP       ^ 1.72 Archimedes Graph plotter by Ben Harris. A Wimp
                   program to plot graphs of functions. Can plot two graphs
                   on the same axis which is useful for comparison. Saves
                   output as its own filetye for realoading or as a
                   Drawfile. Fast and very easy to use


B343  -=-  !RLaB  -=-
      ^ Our Lab. A *VERY* powerful package released under the Free Software
      Foundation licence. To quote, it 'brings the power of stable matrix
      maths tools plus a stable data plotting facility together' It's CLI
      driven (normally run in a Taskwindow) and uses a structured language
      for input. This can be either typed in or as a file. There are built
      in functions and these can be user defined. Output can be either to
      the terminal (ie. the Taskwindow) or be sent directly to GNUplot,
      which will give a graphical display. Documentation is provided as lots
      of text files, many of which relate to other versions, and a 50 page
      short manual supplied as DrawFiles. As you can imagine, this all takes
      up a lot of disc space, a minimum of 2Mb, so it can't be run from
      floppies (the binary is 1.4Mb). It is supplied archived on 3x800K or
      2x1.6Mb discs. As the second 1.6Mb disc is only half full it also
      includes the contents of B342, namely GNUplot and AGP. So, if you only
      have an 800K drive and want to use GNUplot you will need B342 as well

      On 3 x 800K discs for 3.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3.00


B344  -=-  Internet utilities  -=-
      !FreeNet   ^ 0.13 TCP/IP stack by Tom Hughes, matches the SWI calls
                   provided by Acorn's TCP/IP suite
      KA9Q<>RUCP = Two programs to let !ReadNews and !RUCP read and write
                   KA9Q format files
      !SLIPdial  ^ 0.33 Script driven dialler and control program for !TCPIP
                   by Graham Allan. Main use is to establish a connection
                   with the provider and hand over to !TCPIP and then close
                   down afterwards
      !TCPIP     ^ 2.03 Internet application suite from Adam Goodfellow.
                   Lots of documentation, but mainly historical and
                   technical and assumes an understanding of the Internet


B345  -=-  More Internet utils  -=-
      !Webite    ^ Part of Doggysoft's Termite Internet suite released as
                   PD. A cut down version of the web browser for viewing
                   files off-line. Really just a way of getting a free ad
                   distributed for termite, so it should perhaps be put in
                   the Commercial section, but it is a useful HTML reader so
                   I include it here
      !DemConfig : 0.2 By Colin Hogben, intended to make it easier to
                   configure !TCPIP, !NewsBase, !TTFN a,d !SLIPdial for use
                   with Demon. You enter the details in a single window and
                   it configures all the apps in one go
      !HTTP      ^ Billed as an HTTP fetcher for ArcWeb. No instructions and
                   doesn't seem to do anything when installed, so I don't
                   know what it does or how it does it. C source included
      !MultFetch : 0.02 Multiple fetcher for ArcWeb by Robert Orwin. This
                   one DOES have some instruction, albeit brief
      !Rot13     ^ An 'utterly useless' Module by Sam Kington (his words)
                   which Rot13 encrypts anything you type
      !WebGopher ^ 0.33 Beta test version of a program to be used with any
                   WWW browser compatible with ArcWeb fetcher protocol to
                   access resources via 'gopher'. The Author admits there
                   are bugs, but it is functional


B346  -=-  Comms utilities  -=-
      !Autotype  ^ By Nick Smith, this useful app takes a text file and
                   inserts the characters one by one into the keyboard
                   buffer. As well as it's main purpose of 'typing' pre
                   prepared text into a comms program it could have other
                   uses, eg. inserting text into a database, DTP program, or
                   anything that needs text to be typed
      BodgePkt   ^ By Ainsley Pereira, forces the sender/receiver's address
                   in a fidonet mail package
      !Coster    ^ 1.3 By Steve Loft, shows current call charges while you
                   are online. Terrifying, isn't it!
      !DialIt    ^ 1.04 By Ian Young, dials a phone number via your modem.
                   Most comms programs can already do this, but some can't,
                   or won't accept enough digits to dial via Mercury
      !Download  ^ 1.02 By Emmet Spier, lets you transfer textfiles from any
                   source via the serial port
      FastDriver : Block driver by Hugo Fiennes gives three extra baud
                   rates, 38400, 57600, 115200. A5000, A4, A3010/20, A4000
                   only
      !HS2Cost   ^ Calculates cost of time spent online with HearSay
      !IceManger : Improved Communications Enhancer by Carl Declerck. A
                   module with SWIs to make using the serial port easier.
                   Includes a simple terminal program
      Kermit     = Archimedes C-Kermit. Very ancient now (the Help text
                   refers to Arthur!) but some people still want to use it
      !MultiTalk ^ About as simple as it's possible for a terminal to get
                   Two windows open, type text in one to send it, received
                   text appears in the other
      !NListMgr  ^ 0.95Bc Node List Manager by Steven Haslam
      !NPL       ^ App by John Chambers to dial the NPL clock and reset the
                   computer's clock from it
      !Phone'em  ^ Simple program to dial a phone number
      RS232      ^ Single-page Impression Junior document showing various
                   wiring options for the serial port. If you don't have a
                   version of Impression the illustrations are separate
                   Drawfiles so it's still useful
      !TermHost  ^ App by David Brain to let a terminal run a command line
                   via the serial port. Also useful as a debugging tool
      !Timer     ^ Although written as an online timer this is a general
                   purpose stopwatch that could be used to record the time
                   taken by any task
      !U2        ^ uudecoder/coder by Paddy Spencer who describes it as
                   having 'more knobs and whistles than you can shake a
                   stick at'. I assume this means it works
      !Unpost    ^ A 'smart' uudecoder by Nick Craig-Wood
      !Xfront    = 1.04 Desktop frontend for the !X terminal program from
                   Gnome Computers
      UUD        ^ 3.4 A CLI driven fast uudecoder


B347  -=-  Email  -=-
      !EasyMail  ^ Off line mail reader by Mark Veary written using S-Base
      !MailList  ^ Mailing List Robot by Maurice Hendrix. Lots of
                   documentation, none of which seems to explain what it
                   does or how it does it!
      !Reader    ^ By Anthony Frost, a reader/replier for mail from ArcBBS
                   boards
      SendMail   ^ Very small program by Thomas Aeby that acts as an
                   interface between mailers and LL delivery programs
      !TransArc  ^ BBS mail exchange editor


B348  !Newsbase  ^ Application to deal with Email and Usenet. Unfortunatel
                   the instructions are in StrongHelp format so you'll have
                   to struggle with that instead of being able to read them
                   properly
      !WimpLink  ^ 1.02 Self contained mail package for use with Fidonet
                   type networks by Remco de Vreugd


B349  !ArcDoor   ^ Lets you start an app when a modem connection is
                   established, so it can be used as an auto-start for your
                   comms program
      !BM        ^ The Info box says this is a TCP/IP mail reader by
                   Jonathan Naylor, but no documentation
      !MailBot   ^ Searches a mailbox and sends a reply to every message in
                   the mailbox with a specified file. The Author, Tony
                   Howat, has provided a very good Manual, both as plain
                   text and an Impression document
      !NewsFlash ^ 0.25 Multi-line BBS package by Chris Davis. The Author
                   points out that the documentation is not complete, but it
                   seems brilliant by the standards of most comms programs!
      !TTFN      ^ The Thread Following Newsreader by Robert Orwin


B350  7-Patch    = 1.03 Patches ArcTerm 1.06 to work under RO3
      !7Plus     = The Author, John Ingrams, says this is an Archimedes
                   version of the PC program 7Plus, so if you know what that
                   is, you'll know what this is, if you don't....
      !Arctic    ^ ARChimedes Terminal Interface to CompuServe. The best way
                   to get access to this service, and it even has good
                   documentation!
      !Extract and !Submit = 1.11 Lets you decode/post files as uuencoded
                   tar files in UNIX compatible format
      !HsayBill  ^ Calculates call charges from HearsayII logfile
      !ReadNodes ^ Add-on for RiscBBS
      !RloginD   ^ Remote Login Daemon, creates a Taskwindow linked to the
                   serial port so you can execute CLI commands from a
                   terminal
      !Rs232stat ^ Shows the state of the serial port
      !TouchTone ^ Plays dial tones through the computer's speaker. You can
                   either click on the 'keypad' of type in the number
      !UnixTrans ^ Module to translate UNIX filenames into Acorn compatible
                   ones


B351  -=- ANSI and Teletext utilities  -=-
      !Ansi2Text = As it's name suggests, converts ANSI files to text
      !ANSIshow  = Displays ANSI files
      !AnsiText  = Another ANSI to text converter
      !ArcANSI   = Module to emulate the PC's ANSI driver
      !TeleDesk  = 3.00 No instructions but seems to be a complete desktop
                   Teletext software package
      !Teletext  = Teletext screen editor
      !TTXdemo   = Demo of what you can expect to find when you connect to a
                   Teletext service
      !VHost     = 1.01 Complete Viewdata Host system
      !ViewData  = No instructions, but looks like a complete terminal
      !ViewScr   = Lets you view and/or print text saved to disc while
                   online to a Viewdata service
      !ZAnsiDial = Dialler for the popular !ZAnsi program (B240)


B352  -=- Amateur Radio -=-
      !DeskMorse = 2.16 By Ian Hawkins, a multi tasking program intended for
                   training but can also send and receive morse via a
                   tranceiver interface which is described in the manual.
      !LogBook   = Simple app to keep a contact log
      !Morse     ^ Desktop morse practice
      !RickTutor ^ 1.03 Non desktop versatile morse tutor by Rick Sterry
      !RiscyTNC  ^ Multi tasking terminal program for Ax25 controllers
      !Sender    ^ 1.24 A Random morse code generator/tutor by Steve Eyre


      The following four discs contain educational programs by Mike Smith.
      Most are very good, some are Shareware, others PD or Freeware, but all
      have the same intrusive banner screens. There is little documentation,
      even with the Shareware programs! (so how do you evaluate it properly
      to find out if you want to register without good instructions?). What
      there is tends to be general purpose and not specific to that
      application. Despite these problems (I *hate* people who do things
      that might put others off Shareware) there's a lot of very good
      material here

B353  !Assist_1  ^ Prints a customised periodic table. Data can include
                   atomic number, mass, boiling point, melting point,
                   density, oxidation states, radioactive isotopes, atomic
                   radius, covalent radius, ionic radius, atomic volume,
                   electronegativity, first ionisation energy and electron
                   structure. Graphs showing trends can also be printed
      !Assist_2  ^ Creates printed worksheets based on the chemistry topic
                   of balancing equations. Numbers, reatants or products can
                   be missed out depending on the preferences set. Select
                   from six layout effects.
      !Assist_3  ^ Produces a printed worksheet for science AT4. Topics
                   covered: Earth and Space, Electricity, Electronics,
                   Energy, Forces and Motion, Light and Colour, Motors and
                   Generators, Sound and Waves. Within each topic a variety
                   of worksheets can be generated including, crosswords,
                   anagrams, word searches, missing vowels and True or False
                   questions. Choose from six layouts
      MC_Chem    ^ Desktop multiple choice quiz. The subject is chemistry,
                   but the questions are all textfiles so you can alter or
                   add to them or write complete new ones
      MC_Phys    ^ Ditto physics. Topics include acceleration, circuits, EM
                   waves, energy, colour, heat, forces, magnetism, work,
                   vectors, pressure, radioactivity and refraction
      Phy_Sym    ^ Tests knowledge of symbols used in physics
      PTable     ^ Displays info about periodic table


B354  AMedia1    ^ Arc Media 1. Hypermedia info (text and NASA images) on
                   the Solar System. Move between 'pages' by clicking on
                   coloured keywords. Extra feature lets you backtrack last
                   three pages viewed
      MC_Maths   ^ Multiple choice maths quiz including: formulae, geometry,
                   percentages, measurement, standard form & simplification
      !Cloze     ^ A nice idea. Various words are removed from a paragraph
                   of text and you have to work out what they are from
                   context
      !CV+       ^ Helps create a CV, including a scanned photo. Control
                   over layout and fonts is provided.
      !WordTest  ^ Tests knowledge of numbers between 1 and 100 in a variety
                   of languages


B355  !Grid_Eur  ^ Shows a map of Europe and asks questions about the
                   positions and relationships between places. The idea is
                   to teach grid references and compass directions
      !Grid_Afr  ^ Ditto Africa
      !Grid_UK   ^ Ditto U.K.
      !Where_Eur ^ A similar program to the above but asks about the
                   positions of geographical features, cities, etc.
      !Where_Afr ^ Ditto Africa
      !Where_UK  ^ Ditto U.K.
      !OS_Symbol ^ Asks various questions about the symbols used on maps


B356  !Anagram   ^ Two player word puzzle. Unscramble the anagarm by solid
                   dragging of its letters
      !Birthday  ^ Helps you prepare an A4 poster of the events connected
                   with someones birth date, eg. famous people with the same
                   birthday, historical events on that day, etc.
      !Bottle    ^ Word puzzle like Hangman but bottles are knocked over
                   instead of drawing the scaffold. Hints available
      !D_Turtle  ^ Simple desktop Turtle Graphics program. Works on RPC
                   provided you use a numbered mode. Supports all major
                   commands as well as procedures, sound effects and
                   sprites. Background graphics can be imported
      !Guess     ^ Word guessing game - guess the word the computer has
                   selected. As you keep guessing help is given as to which
                   letters are/not in word and their postions
      !Link      ^ Quiz game for two or three players based on the 'block
                   buster' game. Database can be customised so you too can
                   ask for a 'P' please!

      -------------------------------------------------
             B353 to B356 can be purchased together
       4 x 800K discs for 4 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3
      -------------------------------------------------


B358  !Ejones    ^ Rather slow but pretty name and address database by
                   M.O'Brien and J.Pullen
      !FontSafe  ^ Stops games programs setting the font cache to 0 and
                   making the RPC desktop run like a snail
      !Hiper     ^ A sort of hypertext compiler by Andrew Hunter. Can create
                   hypertext documents with various features. Useful for
                   program Help texts, education, and lots of other purposes
      !Justify   ^ Makes a text file fully justified with a straight right
                   margin by padding the text with spaces. Personally I find
                   justified text very difficult to read, but it does make
                   it look prettier if you think that's important
      !NoIcons   ^ Particularly useful if you only have 1Mb. Stops the filer
                   loading all those iconsprites every time it sees a new
                   app, which uses up more RAM in the wimp spritepool
      !Post-It   ^ Simple desktop memo, rather like a post-it note stuck on
                   your monitor
      !RO2_4all  : This is a bit of a 'bodge' but it might let you run a
                   RISC-OS 2 app that won't work with RO3
      !SlotSize  ^ Forces any application that starts up to use the Wimpslot
                   you define and not the one in the !Run file. RPC users
                   will find it useful to check if the reason a program
                   won't run is that the Wimpslot is set too small without
                   needing to change the !Run file
      !StripCase ^ Strips file extensions from DOS filenames and makes them
                   lower case


B359  -=-  Disc/file utilities  -=-
      !All       ^ 0.45 Multi-purpose utility. Lock/unlock files, trash,
                   file info, DOS map, etc.
      !CFSCreate ^ By Tony Howat, creates a CFS directory in which
                   everything you put is compressed
      !DirLock   ^ Locks directories so you can't get into them from the
                   desktop between specified times
      !DiscLook  ^ Sits on the icon bar and acts like any other drive icon.
                   By selecting from its menu you can transform it into the
                   equivalent of any drive icon. The only practical use I
                   can think of for it would be if you have lots of drives
                   and the ones on the left vanish off screen when you have
                   several apps loaded. The DiscLook icon could then
                   substitute for one lost off screen
      !DiscBlank ^ Conceals the contents of an 800K floppy by hiding the
                   catalogue and replacing it with a dummy. This can make
                   the disc look empty. When you want to use it the program
                   will restore the proper catalogue
      !DMen      ^ Straightforward disc menu
      !Helios    ^ 2.00 Task launcher/* command executor from Kenny Guy
      !LinkFS    ^ An image filing system that redirects all calls made to
                   it to the 'real' filing system, allowing you to have
                   files or applications apparently together while actually
                   on different drives
      !MoveFiles ^ Module from Ben Gershon that tries to move files rather
                   than copy/delete whenever possible and also prevents
                   directories from being recursively copied into themselves
      !Mycop     ^ Desktop bin that sits where you put it instead of on the
                   icon bar
      !Organize  ^ Directory opener - drag a directory to the icon to add it
                   to the menu
      !PretyFile ^ Renames those ugly upper-case filenames
      !Snglarity ^ What happens when a Black Hole gets smaller - a
                   replacement for the popular Black Hole II for people who
                   just want a small wastebin
      !Toilet    ^ Another bin. Makes a noise like a flushing toilet
      !TrashCan  ^ 1.01 Nice bin by Stephen mansfield
      !TrueCopy  ^ Non desktop multi-format disc copier


B360  Another school visit from Jim Fanning. This time it's Bodiam Castle
      in East Sussex. Contains Spritefiles of scanned photos plus a Genesis
      application. (Includes Genesis browser)


B361  -=- Educational programs  -=-
      !Coprnicus ^ Lets you identify objects in the night sky. Star maps can
                   be printed or saved as Sprite or Draw files. A slightly
                   cut-down version of a commercial program but the main
                   functions are operative
      !Forecast  ^ Lets you create your own weather maps on which you can
                   place all the usual symbols
      !Monarchs  ^ Displays English monarchs
      !Predict   ^ Weather predictor. The Author says it's pretty accurate
      !Spectro   ^ 1.22 Mass spectrometer simulation by Richard Sharpe
      !Statisix  ^ 1.02 Program by Robert Seago to perform statistical
                   analysis. Can take input data in the form of a CSV or
                   Text file or it can be entered directly. Only a limited
                   number of functions are supported


B362  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !ChiSquare ^ 1.02 By Robert Seago, does simple statistical Chi-Squared
                   tests, which I gather has something to do with genetics
      !Gauss     ^ Simultaneous equation solver by Richard Sharpe
      !HowMany   ^ 1.01 Again by Robert Seago, illustrates a technique used
                   to estimate the number of animals in a population in a
                   closed environment
      !Mole      ^ 2.00 Molecular modeller by Simon Kilvington. Can save the
                   models as Draw or Sprite files as well as its own file
                   format. Lots of examples
      !MulDiv    ^ Simple non desktop multiplication and division tester
      !Solver    ^ Quadratic equation solver by David Bradshaw
      !Trent     ^ 1.02 Another app by Robert Seago to find the index of
                   quality of a freshwater lake or river. Based on a system
                   developed by Severn Trent Water


B363  -=-  Desktop Customising  -=-
      !Bannerz   ^ 1.02 A selection of 'Welcome' banners by John Noble
      !BDLogo    ^ Puts an embossed Acorn logon on the desktop backdrop. The
                   sprite itself and its position can be changed
      !RPCLogo   ^ Variation on the previous program using RPC logo
      !BeepError ^ 0.33 By Piers Wombwell, lets you assign sound samples to
                   specified errors. You can have different noises for the
                   errors or types of error
      ErrorBeeps ^ Various interesting sound samples to replace the standard
                   error beep
      JW_Icons   ^ Icon and Tool sprites by Jason Williams
      !MacDesk   ^ A few icons to make your desktop look a bit Mac-like
      !NewFiler  : Patch for filer 1.64 by Nick Jarman to make the filer
                   treat directory names beginning with ascii 160 (the
                   'hard' space) as application directories so you don't
                   need the '!' at the start of the name
      !zApp      ~ By Peter Greenham, replaces ROM Apps with a customisable
                   version which is more like a normal filer window


B364  -=-  Mainly for use in Education  -=-
      !Circuit   ^ Rather good desktop program by J.Robbins for drawing
                   circuit diagrams. Can save the circuit as a Drawfile for
                   printing. Large library of components. Very easy to use.
      !Spectrum  ^ By Robert Seago, shows information about the
                   electromagnetic spectrum
      RS232Opto  ^ Impression document (with a Text version) which explains
                   how to construct a serial port opto-isolator. Ideal for
                   school projects so they don't blow up the computer if
                   something goes wrong
      The following are Econet utilities
      !awServer  ^ 0.05 An 'experimental' fileserver
      !awSpooler ^ Spoolimg printer server
      !CV        ^ Helps network managers view usage on their systems.
                   Mimics SJ Research *CV
      EcoTimeOut ^ Helps eliminate 'No Reply' errors caused by large files
      !Free      ^ Helps network managers view usage on their systems.
                   Mimics SJ Research *FREE
      !FS        ^ Fast (or so it says) fileserver
      !Machines  ^ Lists machines on Econet
      !NetChat   ^ Econet chat program
      !NetSim    ~ Patches the Econet module to fool it into thinking the
                   network hardware is there and installs netFiler
      !NetTime   ^ Reads the Fileserver clock and sets local times to match
      !Network   = 1.19 A network manager by Stewart Brodie with various
                   features
      !Newusers  ^ Displays all the users on a network and lets you do
                   variuos things to them (the Authors words, not mine)
      !Notify    ^ Allows immediate communication between Econet stations


B365  Another project from Jim Fanning of Tideway School. As usual this
      comprises text files, scanned photos and two Genesis applications (NB.
      The Genesis Browser is not provided on this disc - see B263). The
      project is all about the local area, and includes some historical
      notes and maps. Although this may not be of direct interest to people
      outside the area it acts as a good example of how students can use the
      computer to collate the results of field trips and other studies to
      produce a computer project


B366  The Meaning of the Holy Quran. Large (114 chapters, over 1.5Mb) text
      by H.S.Aziz. This appears to be an attempt to explain some of the
      concepts which are not easily understood by the western mind, and
      which, owing to linguistic difficulties, do not easily translate
      accurately from the original Arabic


B367  -=-  Customising utilities  -=-
      !Bars      ^ Lots of 'bar' tiles for the backdrop
      !BdKing    ^ Backdrop King by Andrew Lafferty. Dozens of different
                   tiles in all shapes, colours and textures with programs
                   for selecting them. Probably the best selection I've
                   seen.
      !BootSuite ^ 2.11 Comprehensive utility by R.Chasmer which can be
                   installed to a hard disc and lets several users each have
                   their own customised boot up procedure with a password.
                   Can also keep a log. Lots of features and would be ideal
                   for us in a business or school.
      !Iconz_2   ^ By David Jones and based on the program Funky Iconz this
                   replaces the Switcher with a rather nice animated group
                   of spinning balls.
      !Punk      ^ Rather more agressive switcher icon than the one provided
                   by Acorn
      SolidDrag  ^ By Paul Wilkinson, for people who prefer solid rather
                   than transparent icon drags on their RPC. It intercepts
                   calls to DragASprite and forces solid drags.
      !Whoop     ^ Replaces the error beep with a noise that the name
                   describes perfectly!
      WimPatch35 ^ Forces 3D raised borders on all menus. This *ONLY* works
                   on RO 3.5 so it's just for the RPC 600



B368  -=-  General utilities  -=-
      AddSprites ^ Very useful Module from Andrew Clover. Stops other
                   applications from overwriting your desktop sprites with
                   their own 'improved' ones. Have you ever had your nice,
                   hi-res, fancy icons wiped out by someone else's idea of
                   how your desktop should look - this will stop it
      AlphaConv  ^ By Simon Osborne, converts files from Clares 'AlphaBase'
                   into CSV or textfiles for importing them into other
                   databases.
      !Caret     ^ 1.02 As well as making the caret flash, if you click on
                   the !Caret icon it forces the window with input focus to
                   the front and puts the mouse pointer over the caret so yu
                   can find it. Useful if you are still struggling with
                   !Edit or !DeskEdit
      !Case2Case ^ 1.50 Nice program by Robert Lytton to change the case of
                   names and automatically set filetypes of DOS files
      !CheckCMOS ^ Takes a copy of CMOS RAM and, the next time you start up,
                   if it has changed it lets you restore the CMOS to the
                   previous state if you don't want it to change. Very
                   useful if you have to do a complete reset.
      !ET_demo   ^ Empty Tasks. Lets you temporarily swap the memory of a
                   task out to disc. The main use is to let you 'put aside'
                   a memory hungry task for a while and restore it exactly
                   as before.
      !FlDesk    ^ Flossy Desk 3.00. Various utilities in a single task.
                   Status display, bin, etc.
      !FontSafe  ^ If you have a RPC and play PD games this could save your
                   sanity. By Ben Dooks, it stops games configuring the Font
                   Cache to 0 which makes the desktop run like a snail
      !FormText  ^ Utility by Tony Houghton to format text files. Can insert
                   page breaks, margins, headers, footers, and a contents
                   page. Ideal for producing nicely formatted manuals.
                   (Subtle hint to PD/Shareware Authors).
      !LooknFind ^ 0.5 By Robert Lytton, searches through files of defined
                   types for a 'phrase'.
      !MBF       ^ My Best Friend 2.1 Another collection of utilities (bin,
                   various shortcuts, etc.)
      !PtrWatch  ^ There are lots of desktop magnifiers, but this one by Ben
                   Dooks is onbe of the best, and unlike many others it's
                   very fast and works in Risc PC screen modes
      !task      ^ By Alun Jone, a replacement for the TaskWindow. Instead
                   of acting within the desktop is works 'full screen', and
                   so is a lot faster
      !TaskMon   ^ By Geoff Williams, monitors use of tasks and keeps a
                   logfile so you can see how much time you've spent working
                   (and how much playing Lemmings!)
      !TaskMsg   ^ Potentially very useful tool by James Ponder. Lets you
                   send messages to tasks, so, for example, you can put
                   commands in your !Boot app to load files into editors and
                   do other things not normally possible.


B369  This disc withdrawn - See B363 and B425


B370  -=-  Comms/Internet utilities  -=-
      !Connector ^ 0.83b VT102, ANSI and AVATAR  terminal emulator using X-
                   Y or Z- modem file transfer from Andreas Zieringer
      !FreeTerm  ^ 012b Terminal emulator by Tom Hughes/Tony Howat for any
                   TCP/IP stack that supports Acorn sockets interface
      !PGP       ^ 2.3a Pretty Good Privacy. The famous Public Key
                   encryptation program ported to the Arc by Chris Gransden
                   and Paul Allen. Includes a desktop front end (v0.12) by
                   Peter Gaunt
      !PPP       ^ 2.00 PPP driver for Acorn's TCP/IP stack by Sergio Monesi
      !WarDial   ^ 1.01 Turns your computer/modem into a scanner for 0800
                   numbers. For nosey people who would like to know which
                   numbers are 'live'.


B371  -=-  More Internet utils  -=-
      !FreeDial  ^ 0.22 Dials your Internet Provider, logs in, and sets up
                   your internet sortware
      !FreeNews  ^ 1.00 The first full release of the Freenet NNTP news
                   fetcher
      !FreeSMTP  ^ 0.09 Internet mail server by Stewert Brodie
      Mpack      ^ 1.50 CLI utilities for encoding and decoding MIME
                   (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) messages
      !POP       ^ 0.97 POP3 mail transport for use with Freent/Acorn TCP/IP
                   stack to fetch email and can also send outgoing mail
      !unHTML    ^ Utility by Mike Williams to convert HTML files to plain
                   text, Publisher/Style, or Draw Textarea format so you can
                   actually DO something with them
      TI2NB      ^ Patch for Termite Internet and !Newsbase which
                   automatically transfers mail to/from !NewsDir/!Mailbox


B372  -=-  More Internet  -=-
      !ArgoBill  ^ 1.10 Displays on-line charges from Voyager Internet Suite
      !AutoUUD   ^ 1.00 By James Beech, a binary extractor for NewsBase
      !DeltaNet  ^ 1.18 FTP/HTTP/Finger/Auth/NTalk Server by Chris Poole
      !DNSTester ^ 0.02 DNS lookup utility by Stewart Brodie
      !IRClient  ^ 0.15 Internet Relay Chat System by Matthew Godbolt
      !Kanji     ^ 4.00 Reader for 2-byte encoded Japanese emails and news
                   postings
      !Unpost    ^ A 'smart' uudecoder for extracting binaries from USENET
                   or email
      !VoyCost   ^ 0.09 By Dave Ward, helps keep track of your phone bill
                   with Voyager software


B373  -=-  C Tools  -=-
      HeaderGen  ^ 1.10 By Frank Fohl, generates header files of C and
                   Assembler source files
      WackyTalky ^ Comprehensive real-time linking system which creates a
                   new type of RM that can make assembling/compiling/linking
                   much faster and easier.
      Rink       ^ 0.10 Much simpler (and perhaps easier to use) run time
                   linker from Ben Summers.


B374  -=-  C libraries and tools  -=-
      AndyLib    ^ Collection of routines to aid writing Wimp programs by
                   Andy Armstrong
      DNSquery   ^ Library of routines to provide DNS lookups
      Makatic    ^ 2.10 Set of command line tools by Julian Smith to
                   automate much of the management of C. C++ and assembler
                   projects.
      !NetLib    ^ Billed as 'the programmer's interface to FreeNet', a
                   function call libary for C programmers
      Sockets    ^ 3.00 Acorn's C library for Internet TCP/IP sockets


B375  -=-  More C stuff  -=-
      !Vista     ^ By David Allinson, a library of C++ functions for both
                   Easy C++ and Acorn C++. Includes source code and
                   examples.
      IndentSrc  ^ RISC-OS port of Unix indent, which automatically formats
                   C source code.


B376  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      Disassem   ^ By Darren Salt, patches the Debugger module so it can
                   disassemble the ARM7 instruction set
      Grimace    ^ Billed as a sprite compiler which can convert System
                   sprites to machine code. Unfortunately the only
                   documentation is in StrongEd format and I'm not going to
                   struggle with that to describe it more fully.
      !IconNo    ^ Very simple app which shows the number of the icon the
                   pointer is over. There are more complex ones but when
                   writing code for button clicks that's all you need
      !Messy     ^ Again, very straightforward but useful debugging tool.
                   Displays the last five messages sent around the desktop
      !ProgUtils ^ SWI translator, expression evaluator and ARM instruction
                   decoder by Dave Thomas
      !Res2Temp  ^ By Kevin Bracey, converts Resource files to Template
                   files
      THHeap     ^ 1.20 Tony Houghton's Heap management modules.
      !Tracker   ^ No, nothing to do with music, a tool which displays
                   special debugging information output by a program being
                   tested.
      Useful     ^ Series of Modules by Nicholas Kingsley to perform tasks
                   often required by programs.


B377  -=-  More programming tools  -=-
      Assembly   ^ Series of useful routines and examples from various
                   people
      GMP        ^ GNU Multiple precision Library, v1.3.2, ported to the Arc
                   by Alun Jones. Comprehensive library of C routines for
                   arbritary precision arithmetic, operating on signed
                   integers and rational numbers. Lots of functions, and
                   speed is very good. Unfortunately documentation is in TeX
                   format, but luckily mostly plain text so it's readable.
      !HierProf  ^ Partially crippled demo of a C profiler by Julian Smith.
                   It's functional (or I wouldn't include it at all), but
                   it's a pity the author didn't release it propely as
                   Shareware as he's not likely to get registrations this
                   way!
      !Imagine   ^ 1.10 Project management utility by R.F.Windley. Intended
                   to be used as a replacement for the Desktop C Make
                   utility with lots of extra features to make compiling
                   projects easier
      !SloFilter ^ Reduces the number of NULL polls received by a task,
                   which lets you slow down a task which is carrying out
                   background processing of some sort, thereby allowing
                   other tasks to have more time to work.


B378  -=-  Graphics utilities  -=-
      !BMPSprite ^ 1.01 By Darren Salt, converts BMP format files to and
                   from Sprites and Clear files.
      !Draw2Spr  ^ App by Ian McLaren to convert a Drawfile to a Sprite
      !DrawShape ^ 1.06 Again by Darren Salt, takes path objects from Draw
                   and moulds them to fit between two other paths
      GIF->JPEG  ^ Does exactly what you'd expect with a name like that
      GIF2RPC    ^ 1.02 By Cy Booker, converts high quality GIF files to 32K
                   colour Spritefiles
      !InterDraw ^ Program to interpolate Drawfiles by Rosemary Miskin
      RandJPEG   ^ 1.00 Again by Cy Booker, converts JPEG files to 256
                   colour sprites. NB. requires RISC-OS 3.6 or better
      !Spr2Jpeg  ^ 1.07 Program to convert between Spritefiles and JPEG by
                   David Rodgman. Can handle 24bpp sprites if you have the
                   appropriate version of ChangeFSI
      !SwiftJPEG ^ 1.00 Fast JPEG viewer for RISC-OS 3.6 or better. Will
                   work with RO 3.5 if you have a copy of the new
                   SpriteExtend module
      !Widget5   ^ 0.41 By Andrew Sellors, tools for manipulating and
                   viewing 256 grysscale sprites
      !Zippo     ^ 1.04 Converter for Clear files by Dave Thomas. Will
                   convert to AIM, BMP,HSI, Irlam, MTV, QRT, Sun, TGA and
                   V12 formats.


B379  NetPBM     ^ Acorn port of the Portable Bitmap Toolkit. Can convert
                   between many image types (Sun, MacPaint, MGR, GEM, Gr.3
                   Fax, Degas, ,GIF, IFF, PICT, QRT, MTV, AutoCAD, TIFF, HP
                   L/jet, etc., etc.).
      !Waster    ^ DDE utility to remove left hand wastage from sprites in
                   Spritefiles or Drawfiles
      !Gamma     ^ Very useful colour correction program for the RPC by Rod
                   Davidson. A must for anyone who does any serious graphics
                   work or uses a colour printer and wants to see on-screen
                   what will appear on the paper.


B380  -=-  !Dis-le version 3  -=-
      New version of the program on B247. Now has the full 2,200 GCSE word
      list and various other enhancements, training mode, multi-choice quiz,
      spelling tester, dictionary, word search, etc. All the additions,
      especially the large number of sound samples required for the huge
      word list, have made the package quite a bit larger, nearly 7Mb in
      fact, so you will need a hard disc. For this reason (and if you want
      to see just how good it is before getting the full package) I have
      retained the older version on B247 NB. The 1.6Mb option also contains
      the earlier (small) version !Dis-le

      On 9 x 800k discs for 10 or 5 x 1.6Mb discs for 7


B381  -=-  Tracker players  -=-
      !Harmony   ^ Plays most Acorn format music files with a Playlist, ie.
                   you drop the files onto the icon and it plays them, or
                   you can save/load a playlist file.
      !RiscTrack ^ 2.35 Another multi format music player with lots of bells
                   and whistles by Ian Clark
      !TraxII    ^ 6.74 A rather less sophisticated player by Barry Rowe
      !Trackeys  ^ 4.00 Hot Key control of Tracker player by Michael
                   Richards


B382  -=-  Music tools  -=-
      !Active    ^ 1.02 Provides an indication of how busy the computer is
                   when a tune is playing
      !CDaudio   ^ Audio CD player by Ray Middleton. Various improvements
                   over the standard player, eg. can remember the tracks on
                   a CD and play them in the sequence you choose.
      DXEN       ^ Desktop Xenakis (??) Tracker player. One sample file is
                   provided. No proper instructions but I believe these
                   files are native to some weird toy called the Amiga.
      !QuickCD   ^ Another CD music player by Chris Jackson.
      !Stereo    ^ 0.06 Stereo channel controller by Dave Thomas
      !Stretch   ^ A *very* crude program to increase the play length of a
                   sample by Benjamin Bommer. The author admits it
                   introduces a lot of distortion, but then that's not
                   entirely unwelcome.
      THSound    ^ By Tony Houghton (imaginative program name, eh?) a module
                   which lets you play lots of samles without having to load
                   each as a separate Module. Probably good for games, etc.
      !Trackster ^ 1.00 By Dave Thomas, this is intended to rip patterns or
                   sequences from Tracker modules so you can examine them
                   (or 'borrow' them?)
      !Vivaldi   ^ Desktop music editor by Andrew Wood. Supposed to be
                   Shareware, but again it's written by one of those silly
                   people who doesn't think you should get a proper manual
                   until you register. Looks as if it might be quite good.


B383  -=-  Misc. Utilities  -=-
      !CtrlBox   ^ A 'desktop toolbox' by Dave Thomas which gives keyboard
                   shortcuts for many common operations.
      !CutLF     ^ Fairly crude program by Chris Rodliffe to remove unwanted
                   blank lines from double-spaced textfiles.
      !DeskDate  ^ Shows the date at the top RH side of the screen
      !FastTask  ^ This program from Sam Kington is *supposed* to try to
                   learn about the tasks you use and let you start them from
                   the keyboard or typing in the task name. Seems very
                   fragile and I get lots of error messages (it seems to
                   leave files open and then complain about it).
      !FlashCar  ^ Another one of those apps to flash the caret.
      !FlDesk    ~ 3.00 Flossy Desk by David Rushall. This is *supposed* to
                   do all sorts of exiting things, but there seems to be
                   some very sloppy programming and a few shortcuts so it
                   won't work on the RPC and I suspect perhaps not too well
                   on a lot of other machines.
      !FreeK     ^ Shows free memory, time and date in a neat little window
                   at the top RH side of the screen or on the iconbar
      !PCMouse   ^ By Michael Kircher, a Module that let's you use a PC
                   style serial mouse
      !RemoveDA  ^ Utility by Dave Thomas to show any Dynamic Areas in use
                   on the RPC and give you the option of removing them.
      !sclock    ^ Sidereal Clock by Simon Melhuish (makes a change!)
      SetTimer   ^ Creates a System Variable which represents the time since
                   it was created. There are various uses for this, such as
                   timing tasks, on line time, time the computer has been in
                   use, etc.
      !ShiftKeys ^ Lets you 'press' the Shift, Alt and Ctrl keys by clicking
                   on buttons. Makes mouse operations which need
                   simultaneous keypresses easier for disabled users.
      !StopClock ^ Straightforward desktop stopwatch that counts in seconds
                   so it doesn't grab too many null events and slow up
                   whatever it is you're trying to time.
      TaskBASIC  ^ Sets a new filetype for Basic programs which will run
                   them in a Taskwindow when you double-click on them
      Tasks      ^ Just gives info about all current tasks.
      !Tyme      ^ A clock that tells the approximate time rather nicely.
      !Utils     ^ Multiple utilities in one package by David Starling.
                   Soundtracker player, * commands, screen saver, Drawfile
                   display, CD player, various filer and network utilites.
      WatchMEMC  ^ Module by Nigel Jones to look out for all those naughty
                   UpdateMEMC swi's that incompetent games/demo programmers
                   use and which screw up your computer.
      !XChars    ^ By far the nicest !Chars substitue I've seen by Martin
                   Wurthner.


B384  -=-  Disc utilities  -=-
      !BlockSize ^ 1.12 Utility by Darren Salt which counts the actual disc
                   space used by by files/directories taking into account
                   the sector size/file allocation unit of the disc.
      !Chopper   ^ 0.12 A program I wrote to 'chop up' large files so they
                   can be put onto floppy discs and then joined up again.
                   Very easy to use. Lots of people have asked for something
                   to do this, so here it is. Includes a cut-down program
                   !Joiner which can be distributed with split files and
                   SPLIT.EXE and SPLICE.EXE to do the same thing on a PC so
                   very large files can be transported between PC and Acorn
      DiffUtils  ^ Port of the GNU Diffutils 2.7. CLI program which compares
                   two files and gives info about their differences.
      !DiscEdit  ^ By Chris Poole, the first good Desktop Shareware disc
                   sector editor. Works on all floppy disc types and all
                   filing systems, including large format hard discs. If you
                   want a 'dedicated' editor with lots of features rather
                   than a quick look using Zap this is the best I've seen.
                   But it doesn't stop at being just a good sector editor.
                   It also has tools to help with deleted file recovery, bad
                   directory repair, map repair, and various diagnostic
                   utilities. If you have a copy of !Zap then run it before
                   you use this program as it can make use of the ZapRedraw
                   module for fast screen update. This may not do everything
                   that fsck does but it's a *lot* easier to use and is a
                   proper, unrestricted, Shareware application (don't forget
                   to send your registration fee!).
      !DOSmapper ^ Very simple app to add DOS filetypes to DOSmap. Includes
                   sprites for the files.
      !FasterAct ^ Adds a button to Filer Action windows to let you turn on
                   the Faster option
      !FileKill  ^ Deletes files. Unlike 'dustbins' this doesn't copy the
                   file to a 'bin' but just forces it's deletion, so it's
                   ideal if you are SURE you want to delete it or for use
                   with floppy-only systems
      FlopFS     ^ By Hugo Feinnes, an unsupported filing system for
                   Floptical drives. Includes formatting software.
      FSinfo     ^ Simple non desktop program to give info about installed
                   filing systems.
      MagFS      ^ Again by Hugo Feinnes, a filing system for
                   magneto-optical drives. Includes formatting software. As
                   it is designed to work with almost any SCSI device it
                   will operate with Syquest or fixed drives and has the
                   additional advantage of letting you have more than four
                   drives on the SCSI bus.
      !MaSK      ^ Security device which hides a file 'inside' an image or
                   sound sample. Not only is the data very difficult to
                   unscramble, as the original image/sample still 'works'
                   no-one even knows it's there.
      !RealCount ^ By Sergio Moesi, another program to give a true count of
                   disc space taken by file(s).
      !WhatFile  ^ Simple app to give info on files which may not have a
                   filetype alias set.


B385  -=-  Logo Manual  -=-
      Complete Guide to Logo by Dave Walsh. Described as 'workcards' they
      make up 100 A5 cards, but in fact it's a huge Impression document in
      several files totalling over 1.8Mb, so I suspect the adjective
      'complete' is accurate. Nicely illustrated and laid out, it's intended
      as a complete manual and tutorial for use in schools. It was written
      for RM Logo, but should apply to almost any 'brand' as Logo is a
      farily standard language. However, as it's not supplied as hard copy
      you can make any changes required for the version you are using.


B386  -=-  Maths Worksheets  -=-
      Several discs full of maths worksheets for KS 2 and 3 in the form of
      both Eureka and Drawfiles. In the words of Dave Walsh the sheets cover
      numbers and the Four Rules in a systematic way. Unlike other ways of
      making worksheets, these are task analysed to the skill you are
      teaching/practicing eg. carrying tens or decomposing; problems in
      written form; mathematics investigations; probability studies etc.
      These form a major resource and will be an invaluable teaching aid
      in any school.

      On 5 x 800K discs for 6 or 3 x 1.6Mb for 4


B387  -=-  Start Write help cards  -=-
      108 Drawfiles by Alan Shelton designed to be printed and turned into
      Help Cards for the Start Write package. There are also three Index
      cards. The advantage over a conventional printed manual is that the
      cards can be used by several children at once. There are lots of
      screenshots and were written by a teacher using the program in a real
      classroom so are designed to be as helpful and useful as possible.

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B388  -=-  Talk Write help cards  -=-
      123 Drawfiles similar to B387 and again by Alan Shelton but for Talk
      Write.

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B389  -=-  Stuarts  -=-
      Rather nice 'Magpie' application by A.Shelton. Covers the Monarchs and
      various events (Petition of Right, Civil War, Plague, Great Fire) and
      famous people. Obviously this is not done in great depth, but what is
      covered is done well.
      Normally I don't like Magpie and Genesis very much because they are so
      slow and clumsy, but this really is a very usefil teaching aid.


B390  -=-  Tudors  -=-
      Similar to B389 but covering the life and times of the Tudor monarchs.


B391  -=-  PoV 2.2  -=-
      Acorn version 1.5, equivalent to PC version 2.2 of the Persistance of
      Vision raytracing package. So many enhancements and additions that I
      shan't attempt to list them. This was previously on disc B096 and the
      earlier version has been retained because it was a full desktop
      multi-tasking application whereas this version is CLI driven, ported
      directly from the PC version, so it's not so 'Acornised' as version
      1.0. You don't need to use it from the command line because it has a
      desktop front end which does all the hard work for you, but this means
      it's not multi-tasking (though you can stop part-way through and carry
      on later).
      Although there are obviously differences in the source file syntax
      because of the extra features it can accept 'old type' source files so
      you can still use your old scenes.

      As before, the package is available, with a copy of Pete Goodwin's
      !Model application, on either two 800K or a single 1.6Mb disc. The
      first 800K disc (B391) contains everything you actually need,
      including a copy of POVscene with the standard example files. The
      second 800K disc (B391-A) contains lots more examples, some of which
      are very complex.

      See also version 3 on B409

      B391 or B391-A purchased separately each cost 1.35, or you can have
      both together on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B392  -=-  MatrixTRK  -=-
      A new song player which promises much higher quality than others
      (including, acording to the !Help file, Digital Symphony). Uses its
      own file format (fully described) and comes with tools to convert from
      Scream Tracker 3 format. The player itself with a couple of songs will
      fit onto one 800K disc, and you can buy just this for the normal price
      if you wish. However, we can also offer it with a selection of songs
      on three 800K or two 1.6Mb discs.

      Player/converter with two songs on one 800K disc,  1.35  (1 point)

      On 3 x 800K for 3.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3


B393  -=-  Amstrad CPC Emulator  -=-
      Slightly restricted version of the program by Mark Rison. Main
      restrictions are that it can't print or save snapshots or screendumps
      and there's no sound, but you can use it to play quite a lot of games.
      Thirteen are provided on this disc.


B393-A              Lots more games for the CPC emulator

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B394  -=-  Scientific  -=-
      !555       ^ Calculates R/C values for monostable and bistable timers
                   using the popular 555 ic.
      !A>B>C     ^ "The concentrations of the three components A,B, and C
                   are calculated for the system consisting of two
                   sequential non reversible first order reactions during
                   the specified time period, and the resulting
                   concentrations can be displayed graphically."
      !AnyRC     ^ Very useful program from P.E.Marshall. It calculates two
                   resistors (E12 or E24) required to make an intermediate
                   resistance. Parallel and serial options are given.
      !IsoMass   ^ 1.30 By Chris Johnson, calculates from a chemical formula
                   the abundance of each of the isotopic masses and displays
                   the data both as a listing and as a bargraph.
      !MacroLife ^ 1.60 The best and most comprehensive version of 'Life' by
                   Chris Taylor. Lots of features and can use various
                   algorithms.
      !RasMol    ^ 1.20 Full multi-tasking port of the popular molecular
                   graphics program by Roger Sayle. Acorn version is by
                   Martun Wurther. Includes various examples and scripts.


B395  !Analysis  ^ Program by Giovani Lo Conti to analyse text files. Can
                   produce various outputs, concordances, KWIC, KWOC,
                   readability, statistics, etc.
      !ChrEd     ^ 2.07 Nice system font editor/designer by Darren Salt
      Desktop    ^ Four Drawfiles. Three are 'maps' of the menu structures
                   of !Draw, !Edit and !Paint, and the fourth is a general
                   map of the filer, Task Manager and other main desktop
                   menus. Useful to newcomers to the Acorn desktop as it
                   lets them have a compact printed chart showing the main
                   menu structures and functions.
      LatinGram  ^ Actually a book, made up of textfiles, separated into 39
                   chapters, and is a comprehensive course on Latin grammar.
                   It's very well written and easy to read, but I can't find
                   an author's name anywhere. Much better than any of the
                   standard textbooks I can remember.
      !Report    ^ Program by Robert Lytton intended to help teachers prpare
                   reports for the National Curriculum. Lets you select
                   phrases and then 'types' them wherever the caret is.
      Sensible   ^ Displays dates in a more 'humanised' format than the
                   standard options. eg, will show things like 'yesterday',
                   'today'. etc.


B396  -=-  Graphics programs  -=-
      3Dcycle2   ^ By Daniel Mossop, displays a selection of auto
                   stereograms and cycles the colours to help releive the
                   boredom.
      !Figlet    ^ 2.00 Handy program for producing large text. Ideal for
                   headings, signatures, etc. Used for most of the APDL
                   catalogue file headings.
      !MArt      ^ 256 colour non desktop art package. Lots of tools and
                   features and easy to use so it's ideal for younger users
      !Monet     ^ Another art package to let you create paintings in the
                   style of the French Impressionists
      !Mturtle   ^ Straightforward turtle graphics program
      !Reflect   ^ A drawing program which produces a 'reflection' of what
                   you are drawing
      !Surface   ^ 3D surface plotter. Can produce 'pictures' of a variety
                   of shapes.
      !Virtual3D ^ Demonstration of a 3D graphics library by Wilco Dijkstra
                   and Mattijs van Delden. You can create 'worlds' and
                   'drive' or 'fly' around them. It's main uses will be for
                   games and an example is provided. There's lots of
                   potential for anyone interested in writing games.
      !ViwObj    ^ By the same authors as Virtual3D and related to it. It
                   enables 3D objects to be viewed and rotated
      !WindowRd  ^ Window Reader. Just grabs the window the pointer is over
                   as a sprite. Ideal for illustrating manuals etc.


B397  -=-  Disc/File utilities  -=-
      !Back_It   ^ Copies a series of files/directories to a 'backup'
                   directory. Ideal for keeping a record of the development
                   of a program.
      !BF_Join   ^ Two simple program to split/join large files to a series
                   of floppies
      !ClearDisc ^ Wipes out deleted files on a floppy disc so they can't be
                   recovered
      !ClickDir  ^ Useful program to set the CSD
      !CopyOpts  ^ Speeds up moving files on the same disc by renaming them
                   instead of copying/deleteing whenever possible
      !DirStack  ^ Remembers the last fifteen directories opened and lets
                   you select them from a menu. Saves a lot of work if you
                   close a window and then need it again.
      !DiscListr ^ Fairly crude program to create a CSV file of the contents
                   of a series of floppy discs.
      !DiscScan  ^ Another program to create a database of the contents of
                   floppy discs.
      FilerFix   ~ For RO 3.1 filer, let's you hit the CTRL key AFTER you've
                   opened a filer window to stop reading all those !Boot
                   files
      !HDBackup  ^ Hard disc backup program by Andreas Schubert. Makes use
                   of Frank lancaster's tar to do the work and can compress
                   data
      InfoZip    ^ Beta release of Info-ZIP's Zip and UnZip. CLI only but
                   quite fast and gives good compression.
      Invisible  ^ Hides files by changing their sprites to a mask and
                   giving them names consisting of just hard spaces
      !LZWBackup ^ Very simple backup program by Ian Prideaux which uses
                   John Kortink's LZW modules for compression
      !NewSet-Ty ^ 1.03 Nice app to set filetypes from a menu by Emmet Spier
      !SectCopy  ~ Disc image copier (800K and 640K only) which will skip
                   any defective sectors. Main use is to let you recover as
                   much data as possible from a damaged disc. Files will
                   contain garbage where the defective sectors were but for
                   some types of file (eg. text) this could be less serious
                   than losing all the data
      SpeclCase  ^ 0.04 A Module which tries to display filenames in DOSFS
                   and CDFS windows with 'normal' filenames instead of all
                   upper case
      !SpinDown  ^ By Andrew Berry, spins down a hard disc on drives which
                   support it. Use carefully with 3.5" drives as modern
                   drives are not designed to be stopped and repeated
                   starting and stopping can seriously shorten their life.
      !SymLinks  ^ Creates 'symbolic links' so files and applications on
                   your hard disc can appear to be in more than one place


B398  -=-  Educational programs  -=-
      !Report    ^ Another time saver by Robert Lytton, designed to save
                   time when creating reports for the National Curriculum.
                   Lets you insert frequently required phrases directly into
                   your wordprocessor, saving you the labour of repeatedly
                   typing the same thing
      !MoleDraw  ^ Molecular drawing package by Simon Kilvington. Works
                   rather like !Draw but with special features to make it
                   much easier to produce drawings of chemical structures.
                   Output is standard Drawfiles so they can be used in other
                   applications.
      LimitF12   ^ Not strictly an educational program but I'm sure any I.T.
                   teacher will see the value of this. Stops the use of the
                   F12 or CTRL-F12 keys so the user can't get access to the
                   CLI or open a TaskWindow


B399  !CaretUtil ^ By Peter Gaunt, flashing caret and can scroll window so
                   the part with the caret is visible
      Dir2Res    ^ By Mark Collier, lets you transfer directories to the
                   Resource Filer
      !DragWind  ^ By Thomas Hawtin, with the addition of certain keys this
                   lets you drag and adjust a windows size and position with
                   the mouse pointer anywhere in the window so it doesn't
                   need to be on top of the stack
      !KFree     ^ Another one of those apps to tell you how much free RAm
                   you have. This one's by Richard Sage
      !LazyPrint ^ 2.05 Printer app. for most Hewlett Packard laser printers
                   by D.Crennell. It prints textfiles using the 'native' HP
                   fonts which makes it a *lot* quicker than with the
                   standard printer drivers. Can also print Drawfiles
      LimitF12   ^ Repeated on this disc, stops use of the F12 key so no-one
                   can get access to the CLI or open a TaskWindow
      !LotoPick  ^ If you are silly enough to throw away money on the
                   National Lottery here is anoth program, by Mark Collier,
                   to help you
      !ModCtrl   ^ By Simon Hatliff, lets you kill, unplug or re-init
                   modules from the desktop
      !Mousky    ^ Nice multi-font 'Chars' type app from Michiel van Schaik
      !NumberGen ^ Program by Andrew Berry to generat lists of random
                   numbers with full control over the range and type
      !Pools     ^ 1.02 By Andrew Ayre, helps you predict results of
                   football matches (and the odds with football pools are
                   about twice as good as the Lottery!)
      !Prem      ^ By Gordon McGarry, gives information on some premier
                   league football clubs (if you really are interested in
                   that sort of thing)
      !RemoveDA  ^ By Dave Thomas, attempts to remove unused Dynamic Areas
                   with RO 3.5 and better
      !RestoreBD ^ By Andrew Berry, restores default backdrop after it has
                   been changed
      !S2P       ^ By Andrew Sellars, copies data received at the serial
                   port to the printer port. Useful for printing from
                   notebook computers that only have a serial port. Needs
                   Hugo Feinnes block drivers
      !SystemVar ^ Again by Andrew Berry, lets you read and edit any System
                   variable
      !TermHost  ^ By David Brain, lets a terminal run a command line via
                   the serial port
      !WinSave   ^ Program by Ian Clarke to emulate a 'Windows' style save
                   dialogue system. (Why change the best and most useful
                   feature of RiscOS, ie. true 'drag and drop' file saving?)


B400  !StrongEd  ^ 4.55, plus StrongHelp 2.10. I still don't think it's as
                   good as Zap, but this version does seem stable on the
                   RPC. Has now copied many of the more advanced features of
                   Zap, and I admit it does look prettier. One thing it
                   doesn't seem to have is Zap's huge number of bitmap
                   fonts. I don't know if it's possible to change the font
                   with StrongED, I don't like the one it uses and I can't
                   find any references to fonts in the only documentation
                   available (StrongHelp format only so you can't search it
                   for keywords!!) so I assume it can't.
                   There are StrongHelp files on this disc for StrongEd,
                   Basic, Filetypes (very brief), Machine (pre RPC only),
                   Assembler and VDU
                   NB - The version of StrongEd in the Individual catalogue
                   includes StrongHelp with the files on this disc.
      !QicAddres ^ 1.01 Useful utility by R.Lytton to search a database for
                   an address and 'type' it at the cursor
      !WordBook  ^ 1.10 Again by R.Lytton, this will 'type' words, phrases
                   or sentences. Useful if you need to repeatedly the same
                   phrases. Easy to create lists of words and phrases

B400-A  !StrongHelp 2.10 with (large) help files on SWI's, C language,
                   Shared C library, and the Toolbox.


     B400 and B400-A can be supplied together on 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6 Mb disc


B401  -=-  Disc utilities  -=-
      !EasiFiler ^ 1.02 By Craig Burton, replaces the Resource Filer and,
                   although still allowing access to it, also allows access
                   to all your other apps.
      !FileFind  ^ 1.02 Good file finder by Gerald Hartmann
      !HardBack  ^ 1.05 Good hard disc backup program by Theo Markettos.
                   It's 'Shareware' but that's a misnomer as it's pertially
                   crippled (eg. no compression, etc, in fact a huge list of
                   missing features). In my opinion !ClicBack is still
                   superior and, of course, it's a true Shareware program,
                   but HardBack is worth trying
      InfoZip    ^ Info-ZIP for RISC-OS. CLI driven ZIP and UnZIP with lots
                   of features, the most important of which is that the same
                   format is available on lots of other platforms and yet it
                   preserves Acorn filetypes. Not as convenient to use as
                   SparkFS to zip/unzip files but it's free.
      !Initiate  ^ Very simple task launcher by Stuart Marshall
      !MenuBar   ^ 2.14 By Graham Crow, an absolute essential for every hard
                   disc user. Far superiour to Blinds. Previously sold by
                   BeeBug but now re-written with lots of new features. It
                   puts a bar acrross the top of the screen with lots of
                   pull-down menus which can launch tasks, load files, open
                   directories, etc. Each bar can have up to ten menus, and
                   each menu up to 30 items. You can also have as many as 30
                   separate bars and switch between them, so you can set up
                   different systems for different tasks and have the things
                   you need for that task readily available without a
                   complicated, cluttered, system. This program is highly
                   recommended (it's the only one I've bothered to install
                   myself). APDL is now the official distributor for MenuBar
                   and can supply a pre registered version  - see the
                   Commercial section
      !SafeDel   ^ 1.22 Module to stop you accidentally deleting files. It
                   acts like a 'transparent' dustbin, moving files into a
                   special directory instead of deleting them. I have doubts
                   about it on RO3.6/3.7, but it might be worth a try if you
                   are always deleting files and then changing your mind and
                   can't be bothered to use a bin


B402  -=-  Desktop Customising  -=-
      22Sprites  ^ Some interesting hi res sytem sprites
      !Acronych  ^ Very good hi res tool sprites
      !AllChange ^ Program by Mike Smith to change a backdrop sprite at a
                   predefined interval. Like a background slide show
      !Arctic    ^ More sets of high res tool sprites
      !BackSetUp ^ Two apps from Andrew Booker to control and change the
                   backdrop
      !Bordered  ^ A set of bordered icon sprited by Stuart Ford
      !Bubbles   ^ Lo-res circular icon sprites
      !CacheSpr  : Improved replacement sprites for Watford Electronics
                   !Cache program
      !Decor8    ^ Icon sprites, new hourglass, system font, backdrop tile,
                   etc. by Tim Willis
      !Finger    ^ Pointing finger mouse pointer - good for kids
      !FriedInsd ^ A 'banner' for people with PC cards - only works in 16
                   colour modes
      !IconSelec ^ Icon sprites from Daniel Horan
      !NetLook   ^ More tool sprites
      !OutLnWimp : Adds outline fonts and a RO 3.5+ style mode picker and
                   more to RO 3.1 machines
      Owen       ^ Various icon sprites in lo and high res by Owen Smith
      !Pootah    ^ Desktop environment for kids by Tim Willis
      SamBerry   ^ Nice 3D style icon sprited by Sam Berry
      !Tiny      ^ Set of tool sprites with very narrow scroll bars. Useful
                   to get the absolute maximum working area
      !Tyla2     ^ 2.3 By Mike Williams, generates random tiled backdrops
      !TexturGdn ^ 0.47 Texture Garden by Tim Tyler. A powerful program to
                   generate all types of 'textured' sprites. These can be
                   used as backdrops, Web page backgrounds, in fact anywhere
                   you might need a textured effect. Uses script files as
                   input and lots of examples are provided as well as a
                   comprehensive manual


B403  !Cal       ^ Very good desktop diary and calender from Ian Palmer
      !ChangeTxt ^ Converts textfiles between character sets and formats
                   used by Acorn, Pcs and Macs. Unfortunately the Author,
                   Darryl Sims, is another person who cripples programs and
                   then calls them Shareware.
      !Converter ^ By Ian Palmer, the best measurement converter I've seen.
                   Can convert liear measure, area, volume, mass, time,
                   force, pressure, energy, power, viscosity and temperature
                   in many different units too numerous to mention. Can also
                   convert combinations of units, eg. metres per second to
                   miles per hour.
      !EasyAnim  ^ 1.05 By Nicholas Marriot, very easy to use desktop
                   animation package. Intended for primary school children,
                   so it might even be possible for some adults to use it
                   without problems. Has its own editor to create and alter
                   the frames which can then be 'played'. With examples
                                                 *** updated Aug 99 ***
      !Filo      ^ 2.83 Billed as 'a desktop FiloFax' by Keith Theobald, and
                   that's exactly what it is. Latest version has lots of
                   extra features to make it into a very useful program
      !MultiDesk ^ 1.13 By Julian Smith, gives you up to 8 different
                   desktops which you can switch between. You can even move
                   the windows on the non-current desktops. Lots of other
                   features and invaluable for people who can't use very hi
                   res screen modes or who have to switch between tasks
      !PieChart  ^ By Andrew lee, simple program to produce a pie chart as a
                   Sprite. Not as complex as a graph drawing package but
                   ideal for producing a quick chart for a DTP doc.
      !RPCpal    ^ RO 3.1 style palette utility for the RPC. Makes it easy
                   to change the Wimp palette on later machines
      !Runner    ^ By Ian palmer, lets you configure filetypes to be 'run'
                   by apps that don't normally respond to file-clicking, eg.
                   ChangeFSI


B404  Four 'classroom guides' by Robert Lytton. Each consistes of a series
      of booklets in Impression Publisher/Style format which can be printed
      out by busy teachers and will save them lots of time getting things
      'up and running' with minimum fuss. They cover the computer itself and
      many popular applications used in education.

      Adventure Covers Arc Ventures, Badger Trails, Betsi, Crystal Rain
            Forest, Darryl the Dragon and Time Detectives
      ROMview 'A key to the Desktop'. An easy to read guide to the Acorn
            desktop. Will save hours of pouring over manuals for those poor
            unfortunate teachers who are not familiar with Acorn computers
            (or who have been used to Macs or PCs and don't realise how
            SIMPLE it all is with an Acorn)
      DTP   Covers My World, PenDown and Splosh
      Data 2 Covers DataCard, DataFind and DataPick

      On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B405  Desk 3.00  Version 3 of the DeskLib C library, but it has been
      supplied on a new disc instead of updating B166 as code written for
      earlier versions may not be compatible. The main reason is the much
      better error handling, and it was impossible to improve the old
      version while retaining backward compatibility.

B405-A  Source code for the Desk C library.
      Supplied on either 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb disc


B406  PARI 1.36     Library of C functions for handling mathematical
      objects, including integers of any length, real numbers of any
      precision, p-adic numbers, integers mod n. and polynomials, power
      series vectors and matrices of the above. Also includes GP, which is a
      calculator that makes use of the PARI library to do calculations with
      the above


B407  !Locus     ^ 1.12 Formula based mathematical graph plotter by Richard
                   Sharpe. Probably the best available at any price. Lots of
                   features, can accept input in a variety of ways including
                   direct formula (it also has a library of ready-to-use
                   formulae) and CSV. Despite its complexity it's very easy
                   to use and was written by a teacher for use in schools
                   both as a teaching aid and a serious statistical and
                   analytical tool. With good manual and a tutorial.
                   Locus is Shareware and is available as a pre-registered
                   package from APDL with a laser printed manual. See the
                   Commercial catlogue for details
      !Grapher   ^ 3.25 By Tom Hughes, not nearly as comprehensive as Locus
                   but again it's simple to use, but input can only be typed
                   in directly.
      !MatLab    ^ 1.24 Interactive matrix manipulation package. This is a
                   LINUX port and it's a bit fragile and not too easy to
                   use. Instructions are rather sparse but there are several
                   examples and a 'help' file.
      !SkyGuide  ^ 0.16 Very complrehensive celestial viewing program from
                   Alan Senior. Will work on an ARM2 but it's rather slow so
                   it really needs at least an ARM3


B408  -=-  Music and Sound  -=-
      !BeatBox   ^ MIDI tone/pattern player
      !CompUtils ^ 1.13 By David Radford, provides code to compress and
                   decompress sound samples for use within programs
      !In-Out    ^ 2.00 Makes a MIDI Out port behave like a thru port to
                   reduce lead swapping
      !Midi      ^ Displays the contents of the sample MIDI file for anyone
                   who's interested
      !MIDItest  ^ Checks your MIDI system is correctly set up and carries
                   out a few simple tests
      !Module    ^ Module Player, plays sound sample modules as used in
                   games
      !MoniMIDI  - I don't know what this does but I think it's meant to
                   monitor the MIDI player in some way
      !Monolith  ^ 3.05 MIDI player by Rob Smith
      !ReMIDI    ^ 0.56 Desktop MIDI player by Michael-Dennis Biemans. Looks
                   like a useful package as it doesn't need any extra
                   hardware. Lots of controls and options.
      !Riff      ^ 0.01 generates random repeating patterns on a MIDI
                   instrument
      !SampleCD  ^ 1.12 By Paul Wilkinson, this samples audio data from a CD
                   and converts it into various Acorn compatible formats
      !Unsgn>Wav ^ By Mark Collier, converts raw sound sample to PC WAV file


B409  -=-  Persistence of Vision  -=-
      Version 3.00 and even bigger. As with v2.2 it doesn't have a Wimp
      interface so it's more difficult to use than the version on B096 or
      Rayshade on B154. However, it's got lots of new features.

      Because of the size of this version (around 4Mb) and the large number
      of 'include' files you will probably need a hard disc to use it,
      although it might just be possible to run a stripped down version from
      a 1.6Mb drive.

                    On 4 x 800K discs for 4.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3.00


B410  !EasyKnit  ^ Comprehensive program BY Jim and Alan Muir to turn a
                   Sprite or Drawfile into Intarsia or punchcards for
                   knitting machines. Lots of features too numerous to
                   mention, but this looks as good as a program I've seen on
                   a PC which cost a LOT of money
      !Chords    ^ Useful 'interactive chord dictionary' for guitarists by
                   Andrew Bennet with over 180 chords
      !Distances ^ Desktop program by Robert Seago to show the distance
                   between two cities. A computerised version of the
                   distance table found in many road atlases.


B411  ARMedit    ^ Utilities for PC card users, edit PC files in Acorn
                   editor, access Acorn filesystems like PC partition, etc.
      AVSChars   ^ Multi-font 'Chars' type program by Chris Wymark. Has some
                   nice features, but the redraw of the main window is
                   painfully slow even with a S/Arm, so it's almost unusable
                   on an ARM2
      ChangeFSIx ^ By David Rodgman, lets you specify what filetypes will
                   run/be loaded by ChangeFSI
      !Finance   ^ Slightly cut-down version of the commercial program
                   Finance Manager by Solloway Software. This might be quite
                   good, but I found the design of the windows large and
                   ugly using a 1280 x 1024 mode, so they would probably be
                   completely overpowering on an alder machine (plus it uses
                   lots of pane windows - ugh!)
      !HyperHelp ^ Quite nice hypertext viewer by Chris Wymark which can
                   display documents containing sprites and links to other
                   parts of the text.
      !KeyFix    ^ Lets you have the equivalent of a 'shift lock' key. This
                   would be invaluable to disabled users.
      !key_click ^ Makes a (horrible) noise when any key is pressed
      !LoseCntrl ^ By Malcolm Knight, strips control and 'foreign'
                   characters from textfiles
      !ViewFind  ^ By Franz Phillips, lets you view and search textfiles for
                   strings


B412  -=-  Disc/file utilities  -=-
      !AcornMenu ^ Slightly strange disc menu system by Alan Trewartha. It
                   does have the advantage that it doesn't take up much
                   screen space
      !Coeden    ^ By Barry Wicket, apparently the name is Welsh for 'tree',
                   and this program produces a nice graphical representation
                   of the tree structure of a disc. You can then run files
                   from this scrolling window. Unfortunately there's no way
                   to save this file so it's use is rather limited
      !Compare2  ^ CLI program to compare two files by Ainsley Pereira
      !DiscEdit3 ^ Another version of the old non-desktop disc sector editor
                   modified by Chris Rodliffe, but this one works on the RPC
      !DustyFREE ^ Desktop dustbin by Graham Crockford. Unfortunately it's
                   crippled, restricted use, shareware (which means is isn't
                   Shareware) so I doubt if anyone will bother to use it.
      DVI2TTY    ^ CLI app to make a DVI (TeX) file more readable. Includes
                   C source
      !ExtraBar  ^ Another top-of-the-screen menu bar by David McCormack
      !Goodmenu  ^ By David Barker, opens a small scrollable window to which
                   you can drag files, apps, etc, and then you can run them
                   from this. Sounds like just another menu system but it's
                   quite neat and an ideal place to put things temporarily
                   without splattering them all over the backdrop and then
                   being unable to find them
      !HardApps  ^ By Owain Cole and Chris Wymark, lets pre RPC owners have
                   a ROMapps directory where all the apps appear just like
                   on the RPC
      !LogFS     ^ Yes, it's another HD menu system, but quite small and
                   neat for people that don't think they need a 'real' one
      !Scanny    ^ Searches files for text but it's a bit awkward to use
      !TextFind  ^ The basis for this has been lying about on my hard disc
                   for ages, and then last year I tidied it up to use as a
                   search engine for the Archive magazine CD. Now I've done
                   a bit more work to make it 'presentable'. Basically, it
                   searches textfiles for a string or keyword and produces a
                   list of the places where found.
      !WimpBar   ^ Yet another toolbar, this time by Steven Smale and quite
                   good. Lots of configuration options.
      !x-files   ^ Very useful image filing system by an anonymous author,
                   despite the inclusion of all source code. Biggest
                   advantage is it supports up to 256 character filenames
                   and unlimited files per directory so it's ideal for
                   storing all those old correspondence files. Biggest
                   disadvantage is that compaction is poor, a file which
                   increases in size is moved to the end of the image, and
                   compaction only happens when there is about 30% of wasted
                   space, but this isn't normally important in practice
                   unless disc space is tight.
      !YABU      ^ Yet Another Bin Utility by Ben Spencer. probably best for
                   floppy only systems as it uses the RAM disc as storage


B413  -=-  Desktop utilities  -=-
      !AlphaSave ^ Screensaver by Marc Warne.
      !Amaze     ^ Another screensaver by Chris Rodliffe. Draws little
                   maze-like squiggles on the screen
      !CDEject   ^ Opens your CD drawer, saves all that hard work pushing
                   the button!
      !CMOS FS  ^ OK, there are lots of programs to save and load CMOS RAM,
                   but this one by James Robinson just does the job simply
                   and with no fuss.
      !Cron      ^ App by Carl Elkins which will execute a command at a
                   preset time. Most obvious use would be to backup a large
                   HD overnight or send faxes/files at cheap rate times.
      !Daylength ^ Just shows sunrise and sunset on a particular day
      !DeskSpace ^ Another 'virtual desktop' app. It has one feature that
                   you will either love or hate. When you move the mouse
                   pointer to the edge of the screen the screen changes to
                   the virtual desk on that side. Potentially very useful
                   but it can be rather a pain if you want to get at a
                   window that's just off screen
      !Floating  ^ Yet another desktop clock (doesn't anybody wear a watch?)
                   in a small window with lots of options.
      HotBlanker ^ Module by James Larcombe that cuts in the standard screen
                   blanker when you press the right CTRL and ALT keys
      !Notepad   ^ 2.10 Yes, it's another one of those desktop notepads,
                   this time by Stuart marshall
      !PCcalc    ^ Useful little utility by William Harris which just
                   carries out calculations in a desktop window. Useful for
                   things where you don't need a full calculator like
                   decimal/hex conversion, etc, although it can evaluate any
                   complex BASIC statement
      !Ripelli   ^ Desktop calendar that can have pictures to make it just
                   like the one hanging on the wall (you could even have
                   THAT type of picture if you wanted, I suppose)
      !RPCinfo   ^ Sits in the icon bar and shows time, date, free RAM, etc.
                   plus various other useful odds and ends.
      !ScreenSav ^ Wonderfully imaginatively named screensaver by Peter
                   Hartley which shows a Euclid film when in operation
      !StrngCche ^ Switches the cache on/off with a hot key press. Even
                   before the StrongARM there were lots of these about, but
                   it's particularly relevant for SA machines because some
                   games will only load with the cache off, but then you
                   can't get to the CLI to switch it on again
      !TexPix    ^ By Kuldip Pardesi, converts a sprite to one of those
                   pictures made up of ascii characters


B414  !ASCiXpand ^ Like Figlet on B396 this produces enlarged text for
                   headings in various formats but it's a more complex
                   program with lots more fonts and options.
      !CSB       ^ Cricket Scorebook, a comprehensive cricket scoring and
                   statistics program by John Fairhurst. Comes with some
                   example files and lots of instructions.
      !EarthData ^ A sort of geographical database which creates lots of
                   menus containing info on most of the countries, eg.
                   cities, population, area, government, etc.
      !LotCheck  ^ This is by Paul Gee and is intended to help you check
                   your lottery numbers. It's particularly useful for
                   syndicates or where there are lots of numbers to check
      !Tabellen  ^ This is a German program, and although the instructions
                   are also in English they're rather vague, so I'm not 100%
                   sure what it's all about, but I think it's for keeping
                   league tables for sporting teams.
      !Vicinity  ^ 1.22 Fairly uninspiring desktop name and address database
                   by John Wright, but it's easy to use and would probably
                   serve most people's needs. A nice feature is that it can
                   'type' data into other apps.


B415  -=-  Graphics tools  -=-
      !3D        ^ By Tony Still and John Ansell, another program to create
                   those silly 3D pictures from spritefiles.
      !DotScene  ^ Really a sort of demo of scrolling a scene made up of
                   dots. Source code isn't included but the actual routines
                   are CALLed from Basic
      !DUAModule ^ By James McQueen, an alternative to Acorn's Drawfile
                   module to display and process Drawfiles with various
                   additions and improvements. Includes an example program
                   using the module to display and print Drawfiles
      !DUBModule ^ Again by James McQueen, this module has lots of SWIs to
                   help you create Drawfiles easily from your own programs.
                   Several example programs are supplied
      !Mask      ^ By Michel Grimminck, lets you isolate certain items from
                   a picture and make masks. Lots of uses in image
                   processing


B416  C_Utils - A series of UNIX-like C library routines including getopt,
            string handling, file handling, data structures etc, etc.
            (Previously on disc B197)
      ToolLib - 1.13  A library of functions by Paul Field for OSLib/Toolbox
            programmers. Lots of extremely useful looking additions and
            enhancements.


B417  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      6502-XAss  ^ 0.72 Cross assembler for the 6502 by Thomas Giesel. Looks
                   very good, and although originally developed for writing
                   code for the C64 it would be ideal for old BBC programs
      !Applise   ^ One of those apps for disguising Basic code as an
                   Absolute app. Unlike some this works with SA
      !ASM       ^ Nice looking assembler by Andrew Hunter. All the features
                   you would expect, local labels, macros, #includes, etc.
                   Syntax is similar to Basic assembler so easy to port code
      !BasTxt    ^ Converts between tokenised Basic and text. Very useful
                   for including examples in docs or printing
      !BAX       ^ Basic Assembler Extensions by Ben Dooks. Various
                   extensions and additions to the Basic assembler if you
                   really must use it
      !CodeAngel ^ Gives info about windows/icons/mouse x,y. There are lots
                   of these but this doesn't clutter up the icon bar, the
                   window just pops up when you click the mouse at the lh
                   side of the screen
      Longutils  ^ Series of functions to add floating point to the Basic
                   assembler
      !VecScope  ^ By Michiel Jansen, can monitor all the system vectors and
                   is especially valuable for debugging
      !WimpStart ^ By Ron Swinhoe, a crude 'shell' program for people who
                   haven't learned to program the Wimp. Lets you get past
                   the first hurdle by putting the icon on the iconbar, but
                   stops a long way short of what is really necessary to
                   produce a functional program. However, it might be useful
                   to complete novices.
      WimpSWIVe  ^ Examples and suggestions by Andrew Clover for trapping
                   SWIs. This is sometimes necessary if you want to replace
                   a built-in routine with your own code or to find out
                   what's going wrong when debugging
      !WincePie  ^ 1.1 By Alan Baker, gives extensive info about the window
                   and icon the pointer is over including dimensions,
                   handle, flags, etc.
      !Zephyr    ^ Program for displaying text in a window, but its main use
                   is as a debugging tool because it can receive and display
                   text messages, so by including code to do this in your
                   program Zephyr can display info while your program is
                   running, and it does it very nicely, too, using fancy
                   fonts and colours if you want.


B418  Spirit  ^  Replacement for the RiscOSLib supplied with Acorn C. Not
      every function of RiscOSLib is mirrored, but most are, and it looks
      very useful. Perhaps not as comprehensive as DeskLib, it would be a
      lot easier to modify existing code to use Spirit than convert to
      Desklib, so even for DeskLib users it's useful


B419  !AutoCache ^ For S/ARM users, switches off the cache for a definable
                   time when a program is run. Lets you use some games etc.
                   which need the cache off to load but which can have it
                   back on again when running
      !AppsClock ^ By Andrew Booker, replaces the word 'Apps' under the Apps
                   icon by the current time. It might do other things but
                   the instructions are in StrongHelp format and I'm not
                   going to fiddle about with that to try to get more info
      !BasicGrab ^ By Jim Hawkins, tries to extract Basic from a program
                   disguised as Absolute
      !Broom     ^ Quickly wipes all data from a (DD only) floppy disc
      !CSB       ^ Comprehensive cricket score book and statistics program
                   by John Fairhurst
      !DropBox   ^ By Ian Clark, sits on the icon bar and acts as a
                   repository for any files dragged to it when it's too
                   awkward to open a filer window
      !Event     ^ Nice desktop calendar/diary by Marc Leary
      !Faster    ^ Module which turns 'Faster' on in all Filer Action menus
      !FileMatch ^ By Sanjay Pattni, searches directories for files which
                   match the search criteria. Can also execute commands on
                   matched files
      !MAccurate ^ Very simple program by David Sharp to move the mouse
                   using ALT + arrow key
      !Pause     ^ By A.Riskin, stops the Wimp until you press SPACE
      !ProFiler  ^ Replacement for the desktop filer by Thomas Ollson. I'm
                   not going to detail all the various things it can do,
                   some of which I like and some I don't, but it is a lot
                   more user-configurable than the standard filer. One thing
                   I DON'T approve of is that the author has crippled this
                   version so it uses up more RMA every time it's run until
                   you register. Don't people who try to write Shareware
                   ever learn!
      !RAMFSPlus ^ Very useful replacement for RAMFS by Kade Hansson.
                   Dynamic resizing and can save/load the entire contents
      !SaveDesk  ^ By Nick Jarman, remembers all the icons on your backdrop
                   and replaces them the next time you start up, so you
                   don't have to bother to save them manually
      !ScrnScrol ^ Another one of those 'multi-desktop' programs by David
                   Sharp. It's meant to scroll automatically when you move
                   the mouse off the edge of the screen, but it behaves very
                   erratically with S/ARM, I suspect because it's polling
                   mouse position too often and not pausing long enough for
                   you to move the mouse back on screen again
      !Search    ^ By Grant Jennings, searches your hard disc for a file.
                   Can be run from a script file
      !Utopia    ^ An app with various utilities by David Sharp. Display
                   time, mouse co-ords, free mem, icon num, etc, flash
                   caret, virtual desk, and various others


B421  -=-  Web tools  -=-
      !Addr>Web  - 'an application for making a Web Page with hot links to
                   your address text file'. I don't know what this means,
                   but the author refers to Voyager so I assume it's
                   intended to be used with that
      !autoHTML6 ^ By Graham Campbell, converts a textfile to a basic HTML
                   file with standard header etc. Can also convert some
                   codes to HTML tags for centering, underlining, etc.
      !HTMLscan  ^ 1.17 Adds height and width tags to HTML files, reading
                   them from the GIF or JPEG files. It's a DDE tool so
                   ideally you'll need the FrontEnd module
      !HTML     ^ 2.01 Comprehensive HTMP macro insertion tool by Richard
                   Goodwin. Not only are there *lots* of macros - they're
                   user definable, so you can add even more
      !PrintWeb  ^ I'm not sure what this is, if it works, or if anybody
                   cares. It's by Stewart Brodie, who has supplied a very
                   comprehensive copyright document but ****er all else. It
                   just says 'Split web pages' in the Purpose slot in the
                   Info box. All I can guarantee it will do is use up a
                   place on the icon bar.
      !Tagz      ^ 1.04 Good HTML macro insertion tool by Thomas Baldwin
      !Validator ^ 0.21 Validator for HTML files by John Alldred
      !WebGif2   ^ 2.30 Very good sprite/GIF converter by Ian Jeffray.
                   Supports interlacing and masks
      !WebSize   ^ 1.08 By Justin Fletcher, another program to add width and
                   height tags to a HTML file
      WebGifs - 785 assorted GIFs of all types to help you with your web
                   pages. There are all types, from assorted buttons, balls,
                   lines and arrows to larger images


B422  !Atlanta   ^ 1.46 Shareware font manager by David McCormack. Looks
                   like a very good package, very versatile with lots of
                   features
      Drawfile   ^ Acorn's Drawfile module and documentation as used by many
                   programs that display or save output as Drawfiles
      DUAmodule  ^ Module by James McQuees to stretch and rotate drawfiles
                   plus an applications to display drawfiles
      !FastSpool ^ 0.20 Program by Andreas Dehmel which speeds up data
                   transfer via the printer port on later (bi directional
                   port) machines. Speeds up printing with a laser printer
      !Fax       ^ Suite of programs by Steven Kramer to send and receive
                   faxes via a Class 2 fax-modem. Looks like it might be
                   useful for people who only need to send the occasional
                   fax
      !Layout    ^ 1.10 Very professional looking desktop PCB design package
                   by Bernhard Walter. As well as its own format designs can
                   be saved as Drawfiles for printing etc.
      !ReadEase  ^ By Richard Wareham, calculates the 'reading ease
                   quotient' of a textfile. Useful for finding out if text
                   is suitable for use by younger children
      !SwitchF   ^ By Richard Atterer, lets you switch between various sets
                   of fonts
      !TypeShow  ^ By David McCormack, displays a font in a desktop window
                   so you can remind yourself what it looks like. Very
                   useful if you've got lots of fonts


B423  GNU Pascal compiler. Version 1.2, ported by Nick Burrett. Needs at
      least 2.4Mb free RAM. It's an extension of the GNU C compiler (see
      B194) so you need this as well

                           On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B424  GNU Fortran compiler. Version 0.5.18 for Fortran 77 and 90, ported by
      Nick Burret. As with the Pascal compiler it needs a lot of RAM (2.8Mb)
      and the GCC c compiler

                           On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B425  This disc contains various modules often needed by programs but
      sometimes not present. These include WimpExt, ABCLib, Memalloc, FPE,
      CLib, Colour Picker, Drawfile, the Toolbox modules, Clares Wimp Basic
      modules, etc. These may be included with programs but if they are not
      you will probably find them here. In particular the Toolbox modules
      are often omitted from programs written in C as they can be bigger
      than the program itself and they are in ROM in the RPC.
      There is also a copy of !SparkPlug which you will find useful for
      dearchiving ZIP, ARC, Spark or UU coded files which are not handled by
      ArcFS


B426  -=- Graphics Utilities -=-
      !AnimView  ^ Shows a 'film' of sprite files in a small desktop window
      !Clear2TGA ^ 1.00 Converts 24bpp Clear format files to 24bpp Targa
      !ClearInfo ^ 1.02 Gives info on Clear files
      !DrawRot   ^ Useful app by A.Miskin to generate patterns and borders
                   from a drawfile
      !ExPal     ^ 1.01 Extracts the palette from a GIF, IFF or Clear file
                   and converts it to a Drawfile
      !FreeHand  ^ Simple drawing package for freehand drawings which saves
                   its output as a Drawfile. Makes drawing certain shapes
                   much easier than with !Draw
      !FYEO2     ^ 2.01 For Your Eyes Only. Viewer for JPEG, GIF, PPM and
                   Targa files. Alternative to Translator or ChangeFSI.
                   Unlike Translator it works within the desktop and it's
                   faster and simpler to use. On the other hand as it works
                   within the desktop it's forced to use the Wimp palette.
      !GreyToRGB ^ 1.02 Combines three 8bpp Clear or AIM files to a single
                   24bpp Clear file so you can combine Red/Green/Blue images
                   into a true 24bpp image. Can also alter colour values to
                   produce 'weird' images
      !HackSpr   ^ 1.00 Adjusts poorly converted 16bpp sprites to true 8bpp
                   colour
      !IFFinfo   ^ 1.00 Provides basic info on ILBM IFF files
      !JPEGit    ^ 1.10A Extension to !ChangeFSI to give JPEG compression
                   You need ChangeFSI v0.95+ to use this
      !MakeJPEG  ^ 1.04 Converts GIF, PBM or Targa file to JPEG or visa
                   versa
      !NUp       ^ By Simon Melhuish, prints several drawfiles squashed onto
                   a single page
      !PixelPal  ^ 2.10 Helps improve 16 colour sprites by showing colour
                   combinations needed to produce extra shades by dithering
      !Shade     ^ 1.01 Creates a Drawfile of a rectangular area shaded in
                   as many colours as possible from one shade to another for
                   producing backgrounds
      !SpriteMde ^ 1.12 Changes the Mode of a sprite without altering any
                   other data
      !TargaInfo ^ 1.00 Gives info about Targa files
      !TIFFinfo  ^ 1.00c Gives info on TIFF files
      !WinIcon   ^ By Michael Foot, converts 'Windows' icons (.ICO) to Acorn
                   sprites. Includes lots of sample icons


B427  !ChangeFSI ^ 1.51 Latest version of Acorn's bitmap file converter

            The following are Artworks add-ons by Martin Wurther
      !ShowXY    ^ 1.00 Shows the pointer position in Artworks page units
      !Translate ^ 1.04 Object translation tool
      !Polygon   ^ 1.20 Lets you create and manipulate regular n-sided
                   polygons and stars
      !MadnessT  ^ Don't ask!


B428  -=-  Graphics tools  -=-
      !OW        ^ Creates an 'Other Worldly' version of a sprite picture
      !PixEffect ^ By Jim Jeffery, gives a sprite a 'stained glass' look
      !Sascha    ^ 2.04 by Maarten Seinen, converts a sprite into text.
                   Works best with black and white sprites. Computer
                   operators used to spend the night shift doing this with
                   mainframes!
      !SESanim   ^ Displays animated GIFs and sprites
      !ShowPic   ^ 1.75 By Jochen Lueg, slide show program to display up to
                   500 sprites in succession in random order. Can also show
                   a short text description of each picture. Needs a RPC and
                   ChangsFSI
          The following are CLI programs
      dxf2draw   ^ Converts DFX files to Draw, inludes C source
      Jpeg2Spr   ^ By Tony Houghton, converts JPEG to sprite. Needs RISC-OS
                   3.6 or better
      OptPal     ^ Optimum Palettes by Andreas Dehmel. Tries to create a
                   dithered sprite with up to 8bpp from a 32bpp sprite


B429  Emulators for Commodore C64
      !BBox64    ^ Breadbox, functional but slightly restricted version of a
                   program from Pulse Computers in Germany
      !Frodo     ^ Acorn port if the PD C64 emulator, actually looks better
                   than Breadbox, with lots of docs and a few sample
                   programs
      !Breadptch ^ Patch for Breadbox to emulate floppy discs and printer
                   port
      !D64FS     ^ By Andreas Dehmel, an image filing system for C64 disc
                   image files
         ** Both these need at least an ARM 3 to be usable **


B430  -=-  Disc and file utilities  -=-
      !AddDos    ^ 1.02 Adds DOS file extensions to a group of files
      ARMASPI    ^ ASPI drivers for PC card. You need these to run some PC
                   hardware like scanners, removable media drives, etc,
      !AutoFast  ^ By Neil Walker, another module to automatically force
                   'faster' on filer operations. Includes source code
      !Bar       ^ Very simple menu bar to launch up to twelve tasks by
                   David Barker
      !BootPlus  ^ 3.1 Multi user password and !Boot editor by Malcolm
                   Ripley for RPC
      !FileSafe  ^ 1.70 Useful file encrypter by Glyn Snowden
      FixDisc    ^ By Kevin Bracey, tries to fix problems with disc map,
                   broken directory, etc.
      MapMan     ^ 0.49 Map Manager by Holger Klingspohr, another app to try
                   to fix a bad map
      !MultiBoot ^ I'm not too sure about this but it's a multi-option RPC
                   boot utility by Peter Daniel. I'm always very suspicious
                   about people who think the purpose of !Help files is to
                   demonstrate how clever and witty they are
      !NameTidy  ^ 1.15 By Wayne Drury, and meant to tidy DOS filenames, set
                   filetypes of DOS files, etc. Appalling instructions in a
                   hypertxt reader and an awful pane window to set options,
                   but somebody might like it!
      !PowerCtrl ^ By Paul Wilkinson, another app to spin down an ADFS hard
                   drive and (possibly) shorten its life
      !RenameF   ^ 1.20 By D.S.Marshall, renames a group of files adding a
                   numeric suffix. Useful when copying from CDs etc.
      !RPCBootEd ^ By Olaf Krummow, helps set up your RPC !Boot files
      SuperTrash ^ 0.21 Conventional but good bin by Miles Carter
      !ToolBar   ^ Very simple application launcher by David Thomas
      !TreeSize  ^ By Martin Fox, draws a diagram showing the space used by
                   each directory on your hard disc
      !WorkTop   ^ 1.15 By Graham Crow. You can configure up to 30 different
                   working environments and switch between them. You specify
                   apps, directories, pinboard, screen mode, etc. and
                   they're very easy to set up. Extremely useful (eg. you
                   can switch between 'letter writing' and 'programming'
                   environments with a single mouse click) and absolutely
                   essential if more than one person uses the computer. APDL
                   is now th official distributor for this program and a pre
                   registered version is available - see Commercial section


B431  -=-  Emulators  -=-
      !Gameboy   ^ 0.56 by Purple Monchichi. New version runs on S/Arm and
                   works with even more games
      !GBoyEm    ^ By Paul Clifford, a version of Purple Monchichi's
                   emulator that runs in a (scalable) desktop window
      !GBDK      ^ 1.1 Gameboy Development Kit by Paul Clifford. With this
                   you can write games for the Gameboy in either C or
                   Assembler. Libraries and examples are included, and
                   there's good documentation.
            ** See G177 for a selection of Gameboy games **


B432  -=-  Amstrad CPC emulator  -=-
      !CPCEmu ^ 0.50 By Andreas Stroiczek. Seems better than the one on B393
            and it's PD. Includes a program to transfer CPC disc images.
            Only problem I've found is on a S/Arm the keyboard repeat is too
            fast so you have to tap keys quickly or you ggeeettt ttthhhiisss

               ** On 800K disc for 1.35 or a 1.6Mb disc for 1.50 **
            The 800K version has two 'discs' of stuff and the HD version has
            an extra disc of PD games. The version in the Individual
            catalogue has NO discs


B433  -=-  Mathematical and astronomical  -=-
      !Angle     ^ By Richard Sharpe, desktop program to help children learn
                   about angles
      !Divvie    ^ 1.27 2D By Dirk-Willem van Gulik, displays phase flow
                   diagrams
      !MultiPi   ^ Calculates pi to any number of places
      !Quad      ^ 2.20 Tries to solve quadratic equations
      !SolarSys  ^ By David Pratt, desktop program which gives quite
                   extensive info about the planets
      !Stargazer ^ 7.0 By Steve Ellwood, very good star plotter with real
                   time update of the viewing window. Lots of features and
                   the data is in the form of a textfile so more expert
                   users can edit it to add data for additional objects
      !Stream1   ^ 1.02 By D.Robinson, calculates length of wetted perimeter
                   and cross sectional area for a river cross section
      !Telescope ^ By Martin Dale, gives info about the objects in the solar
                   system and general astronomical data. The observer's
                   position and date can be varied


B434  -=-  Battle of Waterloo  -=-
      A series of plans, eye witness accounts and other descriptions,
      documents and illustrations about the Battle of Waterloo, collected by
      D.Morfitt


B435  -=-  Earth in Space  -=-
      A huge collection of data from Edmund Richardson. Includes some large
      !PowerBase databases with information and images of most of the major
      objects in the Solar System. There is a lot of information about the
      manned and unmanned space missions, and various other databases and
      files about comets, stars, constellations, asteroids, etc. Some of the
      databases are VERY large (6Mb) and you will need to de-archive them to
      a hard disc before you can use them.

      11 x 800K discs for 10 or 6 x 1.6Mb discs for 8 (either 1 point)
      Now available on a CD with even more pictures - see CDs/Books section


B436  -=-  Tesco  -=-
      This is a Genesis application put together by Dave Walsh. It describes
      a visit to a Tesco store by several young people. It was done as part
      of the Acorn School Mulimedia competition.
      This is a very good application, and contains lots of info about the
      various products and their origins, what happens at the store, etc.
      It's rather large (nearly 3Mb) so you will need to copy it to a hard
      disc to use it. You will also need a copy of the Genesis Browser as
      there isn't room on the discs.

      4 x 800K discs for 4.50 or 2 x 1.6Mb discs for 3.00


B437  !FormDraw  ^ By Kell Gatherer, merges a Drawfile and a Textfile so you
                   can create a complex file with the minimum of aggravation
      !PDF       ^ 0.64 Leo Smiers port of the program to display Adobe
                   Portable Document Format files.
      !RiscPCB   ^ Very good PCB designing package from T.Swanborough
      !RTFtoHTML ^ v1.30 By Paul Gee, converts RTF v1.4 files to HTMP docs
                                                 *** updated Aug 99 ***
      !StreetMap ^ By Kell Gatherer, converts a Drawfile made up of single
                   lines into parallel lines. Main use, as the name implies,
                   is for making street maps, but there are lots of others
      !Text2Draw ^ 1.03 By Frank Hertel, converts textfiles into Text
                   Objects which can loaded directly into Draw to produce
                   nicely formatted text in any font/style etc.
      !TextPort  ^ lf/cr translator. Includes a DOS equivalent


B438  !CMOS_FS   ^ Good CMOS RAM saver/loader by James Robinson
      !Diary     ^ By Keith Theobold, creates a diary as an Impression
                   document in various formats and for any year.
      !Event     ^ Diary program from ExpLAN computers, previously sold
                   commercially but now released as Freeware
      !Events    ^ By John Miskin, just tells you how long it is to various
                   preset dates, eg. how many days to Xmas
      !Organizer ^ 1.31 Complete personal orgainser by Chris Morison. Lots
                   of features, calendar, diary, diary, address book, alarm,
                   and more. Probably the best available
      !PointView ^ By Daniel Barron, makes the mouse pointer fade from one
                   colour to another so it's easy to locate
      !Psion     ^ Psion link program and some utilities
      !VirtuDesk ^ Another program to create a 'virtual desktop'. Probably
                   the best and easiest to use I've seen


B439  !Junior ^ Computer Concept's Impression Junior program, now declared
            'Freeware'. Completely unbridged and includes a Manual and
            examples. It's the early equivalent of Style, and although not
            as powerful as Publisher it's still a fully featured wp with
            many features of a full DTP package. Works on any machine with
            at least 2Mb RAM (inc S/Arm), although if you've got a RPC it
            needs an old-style numbered screen mode or strange things can
            happen. (For those interested in getting a copy of the current
            equivalent, !Style, CC's 'special offer' price is actually
            higher than APDL's 'normal' price!!

                 On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B440  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !3DPatch   ^ This is ment to be an improved version of Ting Zwei
                   Kuei's program by Matthew Bullock. However, it doesn't
                   seem to work on my machine with RO 3.7 and there aren't
                   any proper instructions so.....
      !Arctune   ^ Puts random funny (!) text in the Wimp startup screen
      !EdsWin4   ^ Marbled tool sprites and some icon sprites
      Icons      ^ Low res icon sprites by Adam Flowerday
      !KoolLook  ^ Blue tool sprites by Ben Spencer
      !PasteUp   ^ Series of backdrops and a program to load them
      !PinIt     ^ 'Bringing a bit of fifties bad taste to your screen'
      !Rapids    ^ Falling water backdrop
      !RiscOS+   ^ Assorted icons from James Shiell
      !RndTools  ^ Changes the window tools at random
      !ScrnScrol ^ Another multi-desktop program by David Sharp
      !Stripes   ^ Stripey tool bars and backdrops
      !SupaDesk  ^ New 3D icons for Paint, Edit, Chars, Alarm, Draw, and
                   their files plus new templates for free memory, task
                   manager, etc.
      !Wackdrops ^ Various backdrops
      !WimpTiles ^ 25 backdrop and window tiles by Dave Thomas
      !World     ^ Spinning globe mouse pointer


B441  !Antiword  ^ Program by A.J. van Os to read Microsoft Word files
      !FIHelp    ^ Replacement for the standard !Help app by David Rushall.
                   Main feature is that the help appears adjacent to the
                   mouse pointer instead of in a fixed window
      !Horizon   ^ By Daniel Herd, billed as 'the ultimate screen saver'
      !Lipsum    ^ By Tony Howat, generates 'convincing' text which can be
                   used to demonstrate layouts, etc.
      !Rambler   ^ Another dummy text generator, this time by Mike Williams
      !SprGrab   ^ Very useful program which can grab windows, menus, the
                   icon bar, etc. as sprites. Ideal for illustrating manuals
      !TAU       ^ By Tim Birks, a desktop graph presentation package. Main
                   feature is the ability to produce nice looking Drawfiles
                   from input data
      !TopSave   ^ Saves a file to the top level directory viewer opened if
                   you just type a leafname in a SaveAs window
      !WriteLeft ^ Ovation Applet to reverse the direction of writing for
                   use with Hebrew etc. text which runs from right to left


B442  -=-  Music and sound programs  -=-
      !BassPlay  ~ CD player by Chris Davis
      !CDaudio   ~ Playlist type CD player by Ray Middleton
      !CDPlay    ~ This one by Leo White is quite good with lots of features
      !Fanfare   ^ Program to play sound RMs by R.Swetman
      !FlexiCD   ~ Another CD player by Andrew Baker
      !PMS       ^ Not what you think, it stands for Phillip's Music Scribe,
                   a program for typesetting high quality music
      !RiscSID   ^ Port by Vincent Penne of Michael Scwendt's program for
                   playing Commodore SID music files
      !SoundCon  ^ Sound sample format converter by Rick Hudson. Converts
                   between Audio IFF, Armadeus, ARMovie, Sun Audio,
                   Audioworks, VOC, RIFF Wave, raw sound, etc.


B443  -=-  Backdrop customising  -=-
      Clouds     ^ A series of very good 256 col backdrop sprites bt Ryan Li
      !PhotoTex  ^ Photo quality sprites for backdrops from Alasdair Bailey
      !XEarth    ^ Backdrop made up of a globe and this can be viewed from
                   any point above the equator and is shaded according to
                   where the sun is at the current time


B444  -=-  Disc and File utilities  -=-
      !CDSpeed   ^ Measures the speed of your CD drive, by Peter Tiechmann
      !CDViewer  ^ A replacement CDFS filer by Jeremy Poulter to give
                   various additional features
      !DescFiler ^ Another menuing system by Simon Hatliff. Not particularly
                   easy to set up but has some very useful features
      !FileFlick ^ Simple and compact menuing system by Chris Morison
      !Highway   ^ A complete desktop/environment customising application by
                   Bernard Veasey
      !ImageFree ^ Useful app by Dave Thomas which will display the free
                   space on an image filing system like a PC image file
      !MyMenu    ^ Menu system similar to !Director by Richard Atterer
      !PullUp    ^ By Terry Adams, put a bar on top of the icon bar with
                   various pull-up menus
      !raFS      ^ 1.13 Filing system by Richard Atterer that lets you use
                   long filename and more than 77 items in a directory
      !Renamer   ^ 1.09 By Nick Roberts, an 'intelligent' file renamer that
                   lets you use wildcards when renaming files (this is one
                   thing that DOS can do a lot better than Acorn)
      !Reverser  ^ 1.20 Useful program by Peter Naulls to convert DOS, Unix,
                   etc. filename to more Acorn-friendly names
      !SmartDir  ^ 0.23 By Tony Houghton, lets you set the attribute for the
                   directory viewer for individual directories so some can
                   have large icons, some small, and others full info
      !Transient ^ Creates a new sub-directory each day so you can keep work
                   in progress neatly filed


B445  !All       ^ 2.00 Multi purpose utility, lock/unlock files, filetype
                   info, DOSmap, datestamp, etc.
      !AsciiMate ^ Program by Malcolm Knight to convert 'foreign' format
                   text files. There are lots of options and 'swap'
                   facilities and you can save a configuration for each type
      CDremote   ^ Module by Matthew Bloch to allows 'hot key' combinations
                   to play CDs so you can use it outside the desktop
      CrunchFix  ^ By Jim Hawkins, helps fix the problems with programs
                   compressed with the BASS cruncher that stops them from
                   running with S/ARM
      !CSVedit   ^ 0.02 By Bernard Veasey, lets you modify CSV files, remove
                   fields, change separators, etc.
      !DynKill   ^ Program by Robert Kendrick to kill Dynamic Areas and
                   release memory allocated to crashed apps
      !Fixtures  ^ Program to help create and maintain fixtures for football
                   competitions. Fairly versatile so could be used for
                   almost any sporting events
      !LookOut   ^ Very useful little program which can kill a defined task
                   or tasks as soon as they start up. Lots of uses,
                   especially in schools to stop things from being run
      !Novelty   ^ Directory in which you can put all those rarely needed
                   fonts so they can be switched in or out as you want them
      PixelFont  ^ By Richard Atterer, turns 16 colour greyscale sprites
                   into bitmap fonts which can be used as a system font, in
                   Zap, etc.
      !ReadLarge ^ 0.02 Displays text files larger than available memory.
                   Ideal for reading novels etc. in older machines
      !Repress'n ^ By Andrew Ward, re-instates system directory datestamp if
                   it's changed so you don't have to re-install programs
                   convinced by this they've been copied to another machine
      !RFSreg    ^ An easy way of adding to the ResourceFS
      !RPCBootEd ^ This is to let people who can't be bothered to read the
                   manuals edit the boot sequence on a RPC
      !RPCutil   ^ Redreshes the screen when you hit a hot key
      !SACache   ^ Lets you disable some functions of the cache so programs
                   that run too fast with it on are OK without being too
                   slow as happens if you switch it off completely
      !ScrnScrol ^ Another program to give you a 'virtural desktop'
      !Transfer  ^ By Ben Spencer, lets you link two machines together via
                   the serial port for file transfer, 'chat', etc.
      !Velocity  ^ Show the number of Wimp Polls attained. Ideal for finding
                   out what's slowing up your desktop. I recently used this
                   to find an obscure bug in MenuBar that was sometimes
                   causing it to grab Null polls
      !ZapTop    ^ Just closes all the windows. Ideal for getting rid of all
                   the clutter


B446  !Bells     ^ A multimedia application about bellringing by Anne
                   Parmenter. Lots of interesting info plus descriptions of
                   the basic principles and sound samples
      !Explorer  ^ Nothing to do with Microsoft, it's a program by Mark
                   Ainsworth for the production of 'blue lines' which
                   bellringers use to learn a method

                 On 3 x 800K for 3 or 2 x 1.6Mb for 2.50

!Bells cannot be run from 800K discs but only from 1.6Mb floppy or hard disc


B447  !lcc       ^ ANSI C compiler ported by Reuben Thomas. Small and fast,
                   though the code isn't particularly good. However, it will
                   run on smaller machines where trying to use GCC isn't
                   practical. Could probably even be run from floppy
      !BinProlog ^ Port of the BinProlog interpreter by Al Slater. Docs in
                   TeX format


B448  -=-  BASIC programming tools  -=-
      !BasDT     ^ Interactive BASIC debugger by Dick Alstein
      !BASICHelp ^ Displays the HELP text for keywords in a desktop window
      !BasicText ^ By Jon Ribbens, converts tokenised Basic to Text and visa
                   versa
      Condense   ^ Compression module by William Gibbons. Particularly
                   useful for compressing sprites, screens etc. for games
      !StrongBS  ^ Comprehensive Basic program compressor by Mohsen Alshayef
      !StrongMan ^ Useful little desktop app that gives info on icon button
                   types, borders, window flags, menu flags, poll mask, etc
      WimpRes    ^ Series of routines, tools and demo programs that will be
                   of use to anyone learning to program the Wimp


B449  -=-  Programming tools  -=-
      !ASM       ^ Rather good full function AOF assembler by Nick Roberts
      BAS2C      ^ A Basic to C source converter by an unnamed author.
                   Strange as it seems it actually works, and the program
                   itself was apparently self-compiled!
      !FileEx    ^ File Examiner. Lets you examine and alter the contents of
                   any file
      GoingDown  ^ Small utility, with source, to check if a program is
                   being run from read only media
      !ListIt    ^ Simple desktop disassembler
      !MiniASM   ^ Assembler that uses Basic assembler to do the work
      RecErrors  ^ Records all error messages in a file
      !VDUStream ^ Captures all characters written to the VDU in a file.
                   Very useful as a general debugging tool of for recording
                   'printed' error messages
      VectorView ^ Displays the addresses or the main vectors
      WindowEd   ^ New template editor. The author says it's based on
                   TemplEd, which it closely resembles. Worth a try


B450  !Tilings   ^ By Tom McLean, this produces diagrams created by placing
            complex shaped tiles in regular patterns. Lots of shapes are
            provided, and the patterns produced can be used for 'real'
            applications such as floor/wall tiling, or just as art

                 On 3 x 800K at 3, or 2 x 1.6Mb discs at 2.50
            NB. This program requires a hard disc as it's rather large


B451  -=-  Graphics utilities  -=-
      !009_FF9   ^ Converts sprites made by EasiDraw to standard sprites and
                   visa versa
      !Art2Spr   ^ By Tony Houghton, converts Artworks and Draw files to
                   sprites. Needs the !AWviewer program (see B157)
      !D2Sprite  ^ By Sham Garner, converts Drawfiles to sprites
      !Deform    ^ Produces 'smeared' spritefiles
      !Draw2Spr  ^ Another Draw to Spritefile converter by Iain McLaren
      !EasyView  ^ Fast Sprite, JPEG and Drawfiles display for RO 3.5+
      !FastFLI   ^ Very good FLI file player by Peter Teichman
      !GenStatic ^ Generates 'static' effect which can be used to overlay a
                   spritefile
      !Librarian ^ Extracts objects from DrawPlus libraries for transfer to
                   other apps
      !MultiShow ^ I think this is a viewer for JPEG, GIF, etc. files but
                   the author is so busy waffling about other things he
                   forgets to say
      !NoPaint   ^ Display and manipulate sprites in a SpriteFile
      !ReplayGIF ^ Player for animated GIFs by William Gibbons
      !SpiroDraw ^ 1.01 Nice program by Rosemary Miskin to make 'spirograph'
                   Drawfiles. Lots of patterns and options
      !SprEd     ^ 1.1 Changed the Mode of a sprite
      !SprShift  ^ By Mike Dickens, modifies a sprite so the 'edges' don't
                   show when it's used as a tiled background
      !SSort     ^ Sorts sprites in a SpriteFile into alphabetical order


B452  -=-  Kids art programs  -=-
      !Artist4   ^ Non desktop easy to use program with lots of features
      !MC_Paynta ^ For younger kids, very simply app with background music


B453  -=-  Two more art programs  -=-
      !DigiGraf  ^ 1.40 Non desktop art package by Stuart Smith. Lots of
                   features and the examples show it can create some very
                   good effects
      !SketchPad ^ Desktop art package, again with lots of features


B454  !AnimView2 ^ 1.30 Viewer for animated spritefiles. With examples
      !FormDraw  ^ By Kell Gatherer, merges text with a Drawfile. Lets you
                   create effects that would be much more difficult to do
                   when typing the text directly
      !PhotoFilr ^ Can display a miniature of a picture in a filer window
                   instead of the normal file icon. Lots of other features.
                   Needs RO 3.5+
      !Sleeve    ^ Cassette sleeve creator by Sidney Dine. Can save files or
                   export them as Drawfiles for printing etc.
      !Stationer ^ 3.1 By Julian Robbins, creates headed stationary
      !Texture   ^ Creates simple textured sprites for backdrops etc.
      !Thump     ^ 1.21 Real time thumbnail browser by Rick Hudson.
                   Unfortunately the only documentation is in Strong Help
                   format and I'm not going to struggle with that to find
                   out what it can do
      !WannaKern ^ By Barry Wickett, lets you use kerned test in Draw


B455  -=-  Databases  -=-
      !DataWay   ^ Straightforward database by Bernard Veasey. Shareware,
                   with a 15 registration fee, the same as you'd pay APDL
                   for a registered version of PowerBase with printed
                   manuals etc, and it's just not in that class
      !EDS       ^ Another Shareware database, by T.Humphrey. Billed as
                   'datadase, statistics and graph plotting package'. I'm a
                   bit miffed because it insists on loading !Help when it
                   runs. There may be a way to stop this but the only manual
                   is Strong Help and I'm not going to mess about with that
                   trying to find out how it works. It will have to be a lot
                   better than my first impressions indicate to be worth the
                   20 registration fee. Perhaps it is, but I'm not going to
                   struggle with that Strong Help manual to find out.
      !Informer  ^ By Robert Armes, simple to use but fully featured card
                   database. Looks as if it will do what most people need
                   and comes with example files
      !RugbyBase ^ By Tom Godber, for storing rugby team data
      !VSU-Base  ^ Venture Scout database by Tim Wiser. Written to help
                   organise a scout group and keep member records


B456  !AVSChars  ^ Very good !Chars replacement by Chris Wymark. Lots of
                   useful features, like configurable the window size
      !Banker    ^ Personal accounts program by Ken Jolley. No instructions,
                   he says it's 'self explanatory'
      Gawk       ^ Version of Gawk and sed with various additions other bits
                   by Harriet Bazley, plus an awk mode for StrongED
      !ProCrypt  ^ Fast file encrption program by Dave Ferguson
      !QuickType ^ Macro program by Peter Bagnall to let you allocate
                   strings to every ALT+key combination
      !Sheet     ^ 0.84 Shareware spreadsheet by Tim Dilks. Up to 100
                   columns by 100 rows. Lots of features and being
                   continually improved
      !TextThing ^ By Victor Markwart, strips top bit set and control
                   characters from textfiles


B457  !DiaSchau  ^ 0.92 Plays MPEG, FLI, ARMovies, animated GIFs and
                   displays all graphics formats supported by ChangeFSI
      !Megumi    ^ 2.00 By Dirk Krumbholtz, image viewer for ECC, GIF, JPEG,
                   MAG, PI, PIC, PNG
      !PalMaker  ^ By Richard Goodwin, lets you create and edit 256 colour
                   palette files for sprites
      !Tumblweed ^ Front end for Acorn's Slideshow that works with ChangeFSI


B458  !Zap 1.40 -9 ^ This has been included as an additional item instead of
            an updated version of B318 because although there have been some
            improvements they're not major and it's grown to the point where
            it's not really possible to run it from floppy any more. If you
            don't have a hard drive it would probably be better to stick
            with 1v35 on B318.

                 On 2 x 800K or 1 x 1.6Mb discs


B459  !CustomChar  ^ By Jonathan Rawle, a 'mini chars' program that lets you
                   insert a small number of user defined characters into tex
                   text without the need for a large window like XChars etc
      !Display   ^ Nice program by Chris Terran to display many types of
                   file. Text, Draw, Sprite, ARM code, Palette, etc.
      !FileEx    ^ 2.00 File Examiner by Event Horizon. I think this is
                   meant to let you examine/alter the contents of files, but
                   the instructions aren't very well written. It used to be
                   commercial software, but now released as PD
      !Help2     ^ Nice replacement for !Help by Rik Griffin. A small Help
                   window 'pops up' near mouse pointer and text is displayed
                   in a (small) anti aliased font. Highly recommended
      !LoadAll   ^ By Darren Salt. If you drag a directory to this it will
                   try to get a program to Load every file of a preset type
                   in the directory. Useful for loading multiple text,
                   sprite, Draw etc files in one go
      !Makro     ^ 1.50 By David Thomas, will 'type' strings of text
                   wherever the caret happens to be. Lots of features, and a
                   real boon for writing reports etc.
      !MultiUtils  ^         By Andrew Hunter, various utilities that can
                   pop up when you need them. Doesn't seem to work on RO4, I
                   think this is because it tries to attach things to the
                   backdrop in a rather unorthodox way
      !Processor ^ By Gary lee, this is really a sort of 'front end' for a
                   series of program for carrying out 'one off' processing
                   on files etc. Various utilities are included, or you can
                   add your own
      !QuikBoot  ^ 1.20 By Marc Warne, this will run an application's !Boot
                   file
      !Spooler   ^ 2.23 Background Print file spooler by Frank Hertel and
                   David Pilling. ideal if you've got one of those
                   infuriatingly slow inkjet printers
      !SPrinter  ^ 1.01 By David Pilling, this is a sort of printer driver
                   that saves the printout as a spritefile. Lets you have
                   'soft copy' from a program that might normally only be
                   able to print


B460  !AltTab    ^ 0.20 Module by Christopher Martin which moves the lowest
                   window to the top of the stack when you press ALT-TAB.
                   Especially useful if you've got two or three editor
                   windows open and need to switch between them
      !Calendar  ^ By David Pilling, produces a calendar either as a
                   Drawfile or text
      !Coolyze   ^ By Tim Juretzki, turns a textfile into really 'cool'
                   language
      !Detritus  ^ Module from David Thomas to disable calls in badly
                   written programs which close all open files
      !Donkey    ^ Shows the time and free memory and various other useful
                   things
      !FontSet   ^ By Richard Goodwin, lets you quickly change desktop font
                   on a RPC
      !Glimpse   ^ Screen grabber by Matthew Bloch. Ideal for games
      !MemPie2   ^ By Sam Kington, shows memory useage as a pie chart
      !ModeRate  ^ Adds 'Frequency' to RPC mode selector window
      !MSP       ^ Mouse speed controller. Allows horizontal and vertical
                   setting to be different
      !NewSaver  ^ 1.37 Creates a place where multiple users can save their
                   work in individual directories. Previously a commercial
                   program from ECS but now Freeware
      !ResetSnd+ ^ Resets the sound system to it's defaults after it's been
                   mucked about with by games, etc.
      !RunIf     ^ Lets you have more than one Run Alias for a given
                   filetype and select which application will load the file
                   when you click on it
      !ScrapUtil ^ Opens your scrap directory. Useful on a RPC where it's
                   buried in !Boot
      SlowFor    ^ Module that will switch off the cache for a given time to
                   let you run program that run but won't install on a S/ARM
      !Stark     ^ 0.30 Desktop menu system that can run files and
                   applications and perform many other tasks
      WatchRing  ^ By Rick Hudson, watches the modem and makes a sound when
                   someone calls
      Wimp2      ^ Preemtive mutil talking for RISC OS by Niall Douglas.
                   With comprehensine documentation and a demo program
      ZLink      ^ John Kortink's fast parallel port transfer program for
                   data transfer between two Acorns, two PCs or Acorn and PC


B461  Lots of MDF's for Risc PCs and mode modules for earlier machines plus
            tolls to create new MDFs and modules. Plus instructions on how
            to build a VIDC enhancer for older machines


B462  -=-  Screen utilities  -=-
      !AlphaSave ^ Screen saver from Marc Warne. Best for pre RPC machines
      AutoVCache ^ Module by Torsten Karwoth which can spped up screen
                   writing on a S/ARM RPC by enabling VRAM cacheing
      !CustomRPC ^ By Thomas Olsson, lets you install a 'temporary' MDF and
                   try out the modes
      !Display   ^ By Ben Harris, adds a mode selector something like the
                   one on th RPC to older machines
      !Delerium  ^ 2.04 Flashy screen saver by Paul Wheatly. As well as the
                   basic savers supplied with Delerium slso on this disc are
                   BluClust, Haze, Punch, ShadeClus and Spray. Note that the
                   'Individual' version has only the basic savers
      !FrameRate ^ Adds frame rate to the mode selector on earlier RPCs

      HotBlank   ^ Module by James Larcombe to add 'hot key' blanking to RPC
      !MakeModes ^ Good program for creating mode modules by Tim Gladding.
                   Works on RPC but modules are intended for older machines
      !ModeHist  ~ By Alex Petrov, shows the 12 most recently used modes and
                   lets you select them from a menu
      !Olly      ^ Straightforward screen saver by Ben Summers
      !VMEctrl   ^ 1.01 VIDC enhancer controller with lots of features


B462-A      Additional savers for Delerium - Metamorph and Star. Note that
            this is a HD disc and costs 1.50


B463  -=-  GCC release 3a, version 2.95.2  -=-
      Latest release of the GNU C++ compiler. Its grown even bigger, and
      its now unusable on 4Mb machines. These discs include the UnixLib and
      Utilities (bison, grep, gzip, flex, etc.) and because it is probably
      no longer usable on the majority of older machines its available only
      on 1.6Mb discs. If you really do want it on 800K please contact APDL

                           On 4 x 1.6Mb discs - 4.50


B464  GNU FORTRAN. Like all GNU compilers this must be used with GCC. I
      dont know if it will work with earlier version.

                           On 1 x HD disc only


B465  24 archives with various file icons, tool sprites, hourglasses,
      palettes, pointers, etc. to customise your desktop, including some
      RO4/Phoebe type icons


B466  -=-  Desktop customising  -=-
      !AddSprite ^ By Andrew Clover, stops your chosen icons from being
                   overwritten by others
      !BackTool  ^ Program by Dominic Seymour to make it easy to install a
                   backdrop
      !BDRand    ^ 3.08 By Nick Roberts, lets you run various backdrops and
                   switch then at predetermined intervals
      !DeskCtrl  ~ Various useful functions for setting up and configuring
                   the desktop by Andrew Sellars
      !Free      ^ Much improved and more compact Free windows for RPC
      !GerBan    ^ Primarily intended to show a customised banner window
                   and make sounds when starting up an application, but
                   could also be used as a start-up banner on its own
      !HideBar   ^ Not needed for latest versions of RISC OS but this will
                   move the icon bar to the top when you move the mouse to
                   the bottom of the screen if its hidden behind a window
      !IconizBar ^ By Kees Grinwis, this replaces the standard Iconise
                   system and puts all the iconised icon in a window
      !PointView ^ Fades the pointer between two predetermined colours to
                   make it easier to see. Probably very useful on the A4
      !RiscEdit  ~ Helps customise start-up including a banner
      StartUpPic ^ 0.02 RPC only, another app to produce a start up banner
      !Toggle    ^ Lets you flip the icon bar from the top to the bottom of
                   the window stack
      !UFPboot   ~ By Robin Clive-Matthews, lets you chose between several
                   start-up sequences to set your computer up differently
      !WimpPatch ~ Various desktop enhancements by Matthew Godbolt
      !Wrapper   ^ 2.00 Another program to make the mouse pointer wrap
                   around when it goes off screen, by Tim Gladding




