RISC User 10:7

June 1997

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Contents

Spring Show Feature

Imp Arc Jolly Good Show
The latest Wakefield Acorn Spring Show was once again extremely well organised, and some exciting new products were previewed
Imp Arc Setting the Stage at Wakefield
Mike Wilson, of the Wakefield Acorn Computer Group, tells the story of how the Spring Show was organised

Features

Imp Arc Acorn Sheds Leaves Down Under
Nobilangelo Ceramalus reports on the closure of Acorn New Zealand
Imp Arc Education: Data Harvest
If control applications are what interest you, then Data Harvest is likely to have whatever you need
Imp Arc Pocket Book Hints & Tips
Mark Moxon presents some general hints and tips for getting the most out of your Pocket Book
Imp Arc DTP Workshop
Keith Parker explains how to create and edit styles in Ovation Pro and TextEase
Imp Arc Education: Inclusive Technology
Our roving reporter writes about the new off-shoot from SEMERC
Imp Arc First Impressions of the NC
Now that the Acorn NC is finally available to buy, we find out whether it lives up to the hype
Imp Arc Working on the Image
The age of the android is upon us! Learn how to become a cybernetic brain-surgeon
Imp Arc Compiler Corner
Thomas Down discusses Dynamic Areas and Sockets
Imp Arc In Business with Acorn
Printmaker thinks big when it comes to creating signs and posters with an Acorn machine
Imp Arc Netline
In the second half of our feature on Internet Relay Chat, Carol Carpenter takes a look at the current range of RISC OS IRC clients
Imp Arc Just a Page
Find out how to plot smooth paths by using simple trigonometry
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Imp Arc Toolbox Topics
Tony Howat presents a handy Draw library for use with the Toolbox
Imp Arc Spreading the Acorn Gospel
ExpLAN's HolyBible is considered to be the best multimedia Bible software for any platform, and is getting Acorns known in high places

Reviews

Imp Arc FPEPC
Warm Silence Software's new product lets you use your PC co-processor's FPU to speed up floating point calculations in RISC OS
Imp Arc TopModel version 2
The major new release of TopModel is now available, with rewritten graphics engine and redesigned user interface
Imp Arc ArtWorks Hatch module
Nobilangelo Ceramalus counts his chickens after they're hatched, with a new set of ArtWorks modules

Regulars

Imp Arc Editorial
Note: this is the original version, which is slightly more extensive than the one printed in the magazine
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Imp Arc News
Imp Arc Write-Back
Imp Arc Technical Queries
Imp Arc Puzzle
Plus solution for puzzle 10:6
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Imp Flat Plan
Overall layout of pages for this issue of the magazine
Imp Progress sheet
A list of articles, their authors and the number of pages they occupy
Imp Production sheet
RISC User production sheet template for this issue
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Captions suggested for use on the front cover of this issue
Res Cover and Show photos (JPEGs)
Photography by Richard Hallas, using an Olympus C-800L digital camera