Norwich Computer Services is now an Acorn dealer, so we will be stocking some of the smaller items of Acorn hardware and software. We can offer 7.5% discount to members as with other things we sell, but please ring to confirm if you are not sure whether we stock a given item.
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• CC ROM Podule £53 (Full price: £56.35) or £63 (£68.94) with battery back-up. (Should be available by the time you get this magazine!)
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• Back Plane (£44.85 — £42 now available through Archive)
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• I/O Podule (£90.85 — £84 now available through Archive)
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• IFEL Electronics have produced their own backplane for two podules — £35.65 inc VAT.
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• BBC to Archimedes Conversion Utilities. If youÕve got some precious BBC programs that you are trying to get working on the Archimedes, help is at hand. RESOURCE are marketing a whole suite of programs (written by Acorn software engineers) to help you get your BBC programs working properly under the 6502 emulator. Price: £15.95.
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• Teletext and TV Adapter. Solidisk are launching a programmable TV tuner with Teletext adapter for the Archimedes which is on special offer until the end of March at £79.95 inc VAT and carriage. (Normal price £103.) TheyÕve sent us one to have a look at, so weÕll let you know what we think next month.
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• Brainsoft have now released a new improved version of their Archimedes-BBC link package. The new package will access ADFS on the BBC end as well as DFS and the Archimedes desktop has a ÔBig BenÕ clock and a 40-function scientific calculator. Then as an optional extra, for just £5, you can have a text editor for use with compilers. It will allow you to edit 2,000 lines of text, and have two windows open on the text at the same time. The basic software is only £8, £14 with the RS423 lead, but add £5 to either price for the editor. We now have a phone number — see Factfile at the back of the magazine.
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• Beebug have also released a BBC to Archimedes link which also works on both DFS and ADFS but which has a 3 metre cable instead of a 1 metre cable and “more sophisticated software” according to a comparative review in RISC User magazine.
