Archive Magazine 1995/ARCHIVE95.iso/text/products/volume_06/issue_02

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Å   10 out of 10 English Ö Another of Triple Ræs educational packages is
now ready. This package consists of six games said to cover Éten
essential areas of English and aims to reinforce the traditional values
of the languageæ. Childrenæs progress is monitored automatically, so you
can see how they are getting on! The price is ú25.95 from Fourth
Dimension or ú24 through Archive.
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Å   486 card Ö Aleph One have released a 486 card for the Archimedes at
the same price as the old 386, ú495 +VAT (ú545 through Archive). The
price of the 386 card has dropped to ú395 (ú440 through Archive). The
memory upgrade to 4M is ú110 through Archive as is the numeric coproces
sor. There is now some special Windows driver software for ú25 +VAT (ú28
through Archive). This uses the Archimedes CPU as a graphics co-
processor for the PC, accelerating Windows displays Éby up to 20 timesæ.
The driver software is free to all existing owners Ö contact Aleph One.
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Å   A4 Trackerball Ö The trackerball for the A4 Notebook that PEP
Associates are producing was mentioned last month but we now have some
pricing information. If you already own a Trackman Portable, you can buy
the cables to connect it to the A4 and the necessary software from PEP
for ú19 + VAT. If you want the trackerball as well as the software and
cables, it will cost you ú45 + VAT and for the full pack, which includes
carrying case plus a whole load of connectors and adaptors for use with
other PCs, it will cost you ú95 + VAT.
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Å   Acorn Assist is the title of Acornæs latest scheme to help teachers,
lecturers, educational support staff and those in full-time further
education. Anyone in that category can buy:
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A3020 (2M FD) + AKF40 monitor   ú780
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A3020 (2M FD) + AKF18 monitor   ú830
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A4000 Home Office (2M HD80) + AKF40   ú1049
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A4000 Home Office (2M HD80) + AKF18   ú1099
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A5000 Læng Curve (2M HD80) + AKF18   ú1499
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A4 Notebook (4M HD60)   ú1799
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JP150 printer (until 31/12/92)   ú210
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(All prices include VAT.)
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If you would like any of these, ring us and we will send you an
application form. Get your school/college/etc to stamp it and send it in
with a cheque for the required amount and we will put you in the queue
and supply a computer as soon as possible.
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(We have A5000s in stock but all the other computers are still in very
short supply, so if you want one, I suggest you get a cheque into us as
soon as possible.)
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Å   Ancient Greece Ö Chalksoft have produced a package designed to help
with National Curriculum in History Ö CSU5 for Key Stage 2. With it, you
can Évisitæ seven important times/locations and learn about life in
Ancient Greece. The cost is ú25 + VAT from Chalksoft.
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Å   ArcFS2 Ö Software42 have produced an update to the compression filing
system ArcFS. The price is ú20 with no VAT because Software42 are not
VAT registered.
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Å   ArcTrack is a RISC-OS compliant satellite tracking program. Features
include simple updating of keplers (with elements from the packet
network), multiple satellites and multiple footprints, constant display
of satellites in range and time of next AOS or LOS. ArcTrack is
available for ú20 inc VAT from Amsat-UK.
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Å   BibleMaster Ö At last, Hodder and Stoughton have released their (PC
Emulator version) BibleMaster program in two versions: The New Interna
tional Version is ú35 (ú32 through Archive) and the version with both
Good News and NIV is ú60 (ú55 through Archive).
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Å   CADet is Minerva Softwareæs new CAD program. It includes a multitask
ing plotter driver and has Émany features not normally found in a CAD
package at this price, including on-the-fly snaps for ease of accurate
drawingæ. The price is ú149 +áVAT from Minerva or ú160 through Archive.
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Å   Canon BJC800 colour printer price drop. These amazing new A3 colour
printers, reviewed last month (p45) have dropped in price from ú2,100 to
ú1,800 Ö still a lot of money, but you get a lot of printer!
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Å   ColourCard is Computer Conceptsæ graphics accelerator card. It
provides higher resolution graphics with less flicker (i.e. higher
refresh rates) than an unaided Archimedes and, by using a secondary
video frame-store, uses less processor time for the display leaving more
processor power for the Archimedes to use on, say, improving the redraw
speed of your art package. In 16 and 256 colour screen modes, all the
colours are selectable from 16 million hues so that, for example,
scanned images can be seen on screen in 256 true grey levels. The card
costs ú249 (+ú6 carriage) + VAT from Wild Vision or Computer Concepts or
ú280 inclusive through Archive.
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Å   DBEdit is 4Mationæs new multitasking desktop Basic editor Ö which also
edits Obey, Command and Text files. The program is written in machine
code for speed. It operates on Basic programs in tokenised form, making
it possible to edit programs of more than 500 Kb on a 1 Mb machine. The
price is ú30 + VAT from 4Mation or ú33 through Archive.
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Å   DTP and Programmersæ Utilities is a disc of utilities for DTP and
programming(!) from Software42. The price is ú15 with no VAT because
Software42 are not VAT registered.
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Å   Engineering software Ö Richard Fallas & Associates have produced a
range of software for (civil) engineering applications. Storm provides a
modified rational method of stormwater analysis. Highway offers
horizontal alignment design of roads, straights, arcs and transition
spirals plus hierarchical networks of spurs. Vertcur is concerned with
the vertical alignment design of roads. Plotwise provides control of
plotfile output to allow pausing, tracing, partial re-plots, etc. Other
programs and PipeDream spreadsheets are also available. For full
details, ring or fax Richard Fallas on 0296Ö770555. (These applications
complement the programs for structural analysis of 2D frames and grids
from Vision Six.)
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Å   Enigma is a compression filing system with security facilities from
Electronic Solutions. The cost is ú59.95 + VAT.
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Å   Eureka Ö Longman Logotronæs spreadsheet application is due to emerge
from its long gestation period at the end of October, so it should be a
Éproduct availableæ by the time you get this magazine. Features include
over 150 built-in functions, graphs and charts on-screen styles with box
shading and colours, multiple sheets with file linking, user defined
functions and function macros plus import and export facilities in a
wide range of formats. The price is ú119 + VAT or ú130 through Archive.
Site licences are also available.
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(It sounds as if we shall have to have a Eureka-Line to complement
PipeLine. If anyone can think of a better name and/or is prepared to
have a go at editing the column, please let me know. Ed.)
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Å   Food for Thought is a four disc set of clipart with a food-related
theme. It comes complete with full documentation about using Draw Ö
indeed, one of the discs contains a tutorial. The price is ú16.95 + VAT
from Sherston Software.
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Å   Helix Basic is back Ö PDK Technologies have taken over Helix Basic
from Craddock Computing and it is available again now for ú99.95 inc VAT
or ú92 through Archive.
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Å   Help3 consists of a tutorial manual, a disc and a quick reference
card. The aim of the package is to introduce people to using the
Archimedes computers in general and RISC-OS 3 in particular. The price
is ú9.95 (no VAT) from Sherston Software.
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Å   Joysticks and utilities are available from Electronic Solutions. If
you want to use different types of joysticks with the Archimedes then
contact them for full details.
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Å   LandBuild is a 3D fractal landscape program from Software42. The price
is ú15 with no VAT because Software42 are not VAT registered.
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Å   Mac CD-ROM drives Ö As with the Syquest drives and, more recently,
fixed SCSI hard drives, we have gone to Apple Mac suppliers for CD-ROMs.
The ones we have found are relatively speedy Chinon drives at ú480 inc
VAT. These can be run on Morley or Acorn SCSI cards by using CDFS/FSCSI
(ú22 through Archive) or on Oak SCSI cards by buying their new ROMs. The
good news is that these drives come with four free CD-ROMs Ö the bad
news is that they are in Mac format so, unless someone has some suitable
software, you cannot actually use them!
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Å   Memory upgrades for A3010/20/4000 Ö We now have stocks of all the
memory upgrades for the new computers. A3010 1Ö2Mb is ú50, A3010 1Ö4Mb
is ú175, A3020 2Ö4Mb is ú100 and A4000 2Ö4Mb is also ú100.
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Å   MicroDrive Designer Ö CISæs MicroDrive now has a course designer.
(Youæd be amazed how many people think MicroDrive is a car racing game!)
You can create your own courses from scratch or edit existing golf
courses. The price is ú39.95 from CIS or ú37 through Archive. (I have a
review which I hope to fit in next month Ö I just couldnæt fit it in
this time.)
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Å   PipeDream Books Ö Two books to help you with PipeDream are now
available from Colton Software. The first is Getting Started with
PipeDream 4 (for spreadsheets and charts). This costs ú3.95 from Colton.
The second book which includes a disc is a Teacheræs Introduction to
Spreadsheets using PipeDream 4. This is ú5.95 inc VAT from Colton
Software.
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Å   Revelation imagePro is Longman Logotronæs name for their successor to
Revelation2. New features include: load drawfiles onto page, colour-
shift enhanced, marks and tools menus amalgamated, new grey-shift
dialogue, improved image processing and various other improvements based
on user feedback. The price is ú139 + VAT or ú150 through Archive. Site
licences are also available.
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Å   RISC-OS 3.1 Ö The supply of RISC-OS 3.1, even after two months, is
still VERY poor, particulary the A5000 version. This is presumably
because Acorn think it more important to concentrate on those who are
still using RISC-OS 2. At the Acorn User Show, I (and quite a few
Archive subscribers!) made some strong comments to Acorn about the way
they were favouring those dealers who buy directly from them over those
who, like N.C.S. have to buy through a distributor. I donæt know if it
has done any good, but in the last week or so, the supply has improved
slightly, so most of you should, I hope, have your RISC-OS 3.1s before
Christmas. (STOP PRESS: See inside front cover for latest situation.)
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Å   Shareware and Careware prices down Ö We have decided to drop the price
of Shareware and Careware discs and also the monthly program discs.
Because of the large amount of money raised for charity by the Careware
discs (around ú10,000 per year) we are only dropping the price from ú6
to ú5 but the Shareware and monthly program discs are dropping to ú2
each. This is done on the basis that, generally, people buy two or more
discs at a time. So, although selling one disc at ú2 hardly covers
costs, selling two or more at a time is more viable. We decided it was
too complicated to have different prices for one-off purchases, so it
will be a straight ú2 per disc from now on.
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(Those who have purchased monthly program discs in advance will be
granted one extra disc for every two they have outstanding, excluding
this monthæs disc. So, for example, if you are booked up for all of
volume 6, There is no need to do anything about this Ö it will happen
automatically and you will be informed when your last disc is being sent
out to you.)
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Å   SmArt files Ö Two more SmArt files are available from 4Mation for use
with their SmArt Filer software. They are Fiddles and Drums Ö which is
exactly what it says Ö and Fantasy which has dragons, wizards, trolls,
etc. Each pack is ú16 + VAT from 4Mation or ú18 through Archive.
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Å   Spell no longer ÉMicroæ Ö David Pillingæs spelling checker, now
version 3, has changed its name from MicroSpell to just Spell. The price
is still ú6 through Archive. For a comparative review, see page 19.
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Å   TableMate is a table-making utility which takes data in CSV, SID or
its own data format and allows you to lay it out neatly. It is particu
larly useful with Impression Junior which doesnæt have its own table
facilities. The price is ú21 (no VAT) from Dalriada Data Technology.
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Å   Tasker allows you to convert any non-WIMP application so that it
multitasks on the Archimedes. The cost is ú34.95 + VAT from Electronic
Solutions.
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Å   VGA monitor utilities are available from Electronic Solutions for
ú9.95 + VAT. These utilities are designed to allow you to get the most
out of your VGA monitor and maximise compatibility with applications and
games which usually only accept standard monitors and multisyncs.
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Å   WindowEd is a multi-document template editor for RISC-OS. Features
include: up to eight template files in memory at once; windows, icons
and sprites can be grabbed from other applications; Étoolboxæ allows you
to move, scroll and resize windows that do not have the necessary
gadgets; timed auto-save; full support for Interface module for 3D
effects. The application comes with utilities: Hotspot to magnify area
around the mouse pointer; wastebin; Mouselock which locks the mouse to X
or Y axes; Command which allows *commands to be executed from within the
desktop. The whole package, including documentation, is available from
Armen Software for ú35 including VAT and carriage or ú32 through
Archive.
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