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|-------------------------- Acorn News Service --------------------------|
| http://www.acornusers.org/ans/ |
| ISSUE 52 5 March 2000 |
| |
| An independent fortnightly newsletter for the Acorn world. |
| Send your news items or comments to ans@acornusers.org. |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Featured site this issue: http://www.acornsearch.com/ |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Contents
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1) General News
2) Commercial News
3) PD/Shareware News
4) ANS information
General News
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1) Free RISC OS News for your website
Drobe Launch Pad <http://www.drobe.co.uk/> has created a new news only
page, which any RISC OS webmaster can use for free.
Either link to or frame <http://www.drobe.co.uk/newsupdate/>. Full
instructions, including details of how to customise the output, are
available from <http://www.drobe.co.uk/corporate/newsupdate.phtml>.
2) Mozart 16 bit sound cards with RISC OS 4
The version of the SharedSound module supplied in RISC OS 4 (0.58) does
not work with the Yellowstone Mozart sound card. However, most versions
prior to this do work (eg 0.44, 0.26), and you will most likely have such
a version already in !System.
If you have a Mozart card, stop applications using the new RISC OS 4 ROM
module. To do this enter the command *Unplug SharedSound, and reset your
machine.
3) 4QD web site - RISC OS section
4QD, which hosts Calligraph and PipeDream mailing lists, now has a RISC OS
page for more information <http://www.4qd.co.uk/ro/>.
The site also includes an unofficial update of the Pluto instructions,
which is currently being developed.
Commercial News
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1) New Acorn Dealership in South East England
Surftec Ltd, formed in August 1999, is pleased to announce its continued
support of Acorn RISC OS computers in the South of England, covering
Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex, Dorset and Wiltshire.
Surftec is a RISC OS 4 Registered installer, and are able to repair,
service and upgrade all types of RISC OS computer. Surftec also supply
and support the latest range of Epson x60 printers, as well as Acorn
compatible scanners, digital cameras etc.
Surftec also offers the supply and fitting (if required) of memory, hard
disc drives (IDE and SCSI), CD writers, CD ROMs either on-site or at the
Beacon Hill office.
As an opening offer, Surftec will better the lowest price you can find
by 10% on selected software products.
Telephone: +44 (0)1428 608121
Fax: +44 (0)1428 608123
E-Mail: sales@surftec.net
WWW: http://www.surftec.net/
2) ICGroup release Serialix disc copy tool
ICGroup GbR <http://www.planet-icgroup.de/> has released Serialix 1.10,
a multi disc copy tool.
Serialix formats and names discs, and then copies the contents of its
image directory onto it. Serialix is useful for magazine discs and
software distribution, and supports the new ADFS+ formats and up to 4
floppy drives. Available as bundle with Sysiphos.
Details: <http://www.planet-icgroup.de/english/pages/software/serialx/>
Prices: <http://www.planet-icgroup.de/english/pages/products.htm>
3) Free PowerZip 'lite' - Iomega Zip Drive solution
Partis Computing have released a free cut down version of the PowerZip
product, which allows RISC OS computers to access parallel port Zip
drives.
The 'lite' version will access Zip, Zip+ and Zip250 drives connected to
the parallel port; but being a free version, it will only allow read
access, and is supplied without formatting or configuration software.
Download PowerZip-lite at <http://www.partis.org.uk/msg9.htm>.
The full read/write version, including backup software, is available
for GBP20.
4) WebChange - new version, budget price option
WebChange is a tool written to aid those who prefer to design their web
pages by hand. It provides a number of functions that enable the user to
make repetitive changes to the local copy of a site quickly and easily,
ready for uploading.
Version 1.07 has now been made available to users, and adds a useful file
insertion facility, similar to that offered by web servers supporting SSI.
In addition to the full price of GBP12, for which you become a 'full'
user, Soft Rock Software can now offer a budget option for WebChange2.
The budget price for WebChange2 is just GBP4.50. For this you receive the
current full version, but cannot receive free upgrades.
More details and an order form can be found on the WebChange web site
<http://www.softrock.co.uk/webchange/ros/>.
PD/Shareware News
-----------------
1) New software summary
* Flash, Macromedia Shockwave Flash plugin
A plugin for web browsers that enables you to view Flash files. Many
commercial web sites use this format to make their site more attractive
and unusable.
<http://people.a2000.nl/lsmiers/flash/flash.html>
* Hermetic font
As well as 39 Hebrew characters, the font has 56 Greek characters and
an assortment of triangles, crosses, polygons, stars, planetary symbols,
musical accidentals, zodiac symbols and gaming symbols, and now has a
new 'Stretch' style (double width) for Hebrew emphasis.
<http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/free/>
2) Updated software summary
* CDViewer v2.01 beta
CDViewer is a replacement for CDFSFiler. It includes its own built in CD
player with support for AcornCD, and better support for dual format CDs.
The new version includes bug fixes and the track editor has been updated
to better handle CDDB information.
<http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/jeremy.poulter/Software.html>
* ChangePSI v0.15
Converts files between Psion's EPOC32 applications and RISC OS file
formats. New version adds Sprite to MBM and Sprite to Sketch conversion,
and fixes a minor problem with indents. Freeware.
<http://www.mountside.nl/people/gertjan/changepsi/>
* Debbie v0.15
MIDI XG controller, for use with the DMI50XG card.
<http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/lenny/soft/#debbie>
* DiskBase v0.80
A disk directory database program, new version supports long filenames.
<http://home.wanadoo.nl/jan.ganzevles/>
* FTPc v1.25
Freeware Internet File Transfer Protocol client. Changes include: site
commands can now be applied to each uploaded file; defaults can be set
on a site by site basis; multi-line user menu entries.
<http://www.c-granville.freeserve.co.uk/>
* Psionconv v0.04
Psion Series 5 to RISC OS file converter. Open source, freeware.
New version fixes bugs and adds support for sound files.
<http://home.t-online.de/home/thomas-milius/English/Computer/>
* Reporter v2.00
A useful debugging tool, Reporter is a module which displays text
entered as part of a command in a multi-tasking window. The new version
allows BASIC programs to display text and values of variables and
evaluated expressions, with just commands - NO additional BASIC code.
<http://www.avisoft.force9.co.uk/Reporter.htm>
* SysExy v0.30
A MIDI System Exclusive data handler. This is a much improved, total
re-write of the previous offering of the same name.
<http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/lenny/soft/#sysexy>
Club News
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1) Upcoming meetings
* North Kent Amateur Computer Club, 9th March
<http://www.humperdink.demon.co.uk/nkacc/>
* Essex Acorn User Group, 14th March - Aleph 1 on PCPro
<http://www.watsnees.demon.co.uk/eaug.html>
* German Archimedes Group, 6th & 7th May
<http://www.gag.de/>
ANS Information
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1) Contact ANS
Editor - James Sears - james@ans.acornusers.org
Webmaster - Stephen Courtney - stephen@ans.acornusers.org
Translator - Michael Gerbracht - michael@ans.acornusers.org
Founder - Eytan Abrahams - eytan@ans.acornusers.org
Life-Webmaster - Richard Hesketh - richard@ans.acornusers.org
ADL Moderator - Paul Johnson - paul@ans.acornusers.org
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